The controversial ‘grey tick’ feature on Twitter is back. The feature, which was released a few days ago and retired hours later, has now started to appear again.
Billionaire businessman for a huge budget of $44 billion Elon MuskTwitter, which is dominated by , continues to do “stupid” things, as Elon Musk put it. The latest developments are those that entered our lives a few days ago and were removed within hours.gray teakIt shows that ‘ is back.
In the statements made from Twitter, it is now in the accounts in addition to the blue tick. ‘gray tick’ badge was also stated. Government, company, politician, influencer etc. It was said that real accounts could be distinguished from Twitter Blue’s blue tick, with the feature that will come to the prominent verified accounts. The controversial feature was first released and then removed. Now is has been reactivated.
It appears on some accounts, not on others!
In our checks, gray ticks on Twitter not activated for all accounts We see. Because the account belonging to the New York Times, which is a verified account, has a gray tick. However, when we look at our own account as Webtekno, or many ‘approved’ accounts around the world, there is no such badge. The reason of this it is not clear.
“Twitter will do a lot of stupid things in the coming months”
Musk, in a post he made from his own account, after first publishing and then removing the gray tick, said that Twitter will be on the rise in the coming months. ‘stupid’ He said that he would continue to do things, and that they would keep the things that worked and replace the ones that didn’t work:Please note that Twitter will be doing a lot of stupid things in the coming months. We’ll keep what workswe will replace the ones that don’t work”
This is how gray teak was originally announced:
“Many people have asked how you can distinguish between Twitter Blue subscribers with a blue tick and officially verified accounts, so we are introducing the “Official” hashtag for selected accounts when we launch the app.”
“Not all previously verified accounts will receive the ‘Official’ tag and tags cannot be purchased. Accounts receivable include government accounts, commercial companies, business partners, major media outlets, broadcasters, and some public figures.”
“The new Twitter Blue does not include authentication. The service is an optional paid subscription with a blue checkmark and access to certain features. We will continue to experiment with ways to differentiate between account types.”
The turmoil on Twitter helped the competitors: Tumblr will sell blue ticks with a one-time payment of $ 7.99!
The mess on Twitter, mostly of your competitors it works for you. So much so that the forgotten Tumblr began to host famous names such as Ryan Reynolds and Lynda Carter after Twitter passed to Elon Musk. Even so, from Tumblr A remarkable move came.
Tumblr did not offer user verification until now. At the last point, this situation has changed. Users, one time do They will be able to purchase a verified account badge with a $7.99 payment. In this case, Tumblr is a few steps ahead of Twitter. Because users on Twitter instead of monthly payment They will make a one-time payment.
So why does Twitter need a gray tick?
The new gray tick badge will distinguish between those who actually donated money to Twitter and switched to a verified account, and today’s ‘real’ verified accounts. Because the blue tick is now the one who pays Twitter by anyone for any account can be purchased. So this badge will now only show that a user has paid Twitter.
The gray tick badge has the same requirements as today’s accounts with blue ticks. These accounts real accounts verified with documents and it will only be in important people and organizations.
But there are also some risks:
The gray tick will not be given to all users who have a blue tick today. Here, too, things get mixed up. Anyone who gives money to Twitter An impersonating account will be able to receive a blue tick approval. At the same time, The account that really belongs to this person will also have a blue tick confirmation. Therefore, users will now have a harder time distinguishing between real and fake accounts.