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50mm-f2 t1_jdgidwk wrote

Reply to comment by fallenmonk in Twitter to Revoke ‘Legacy’ Verification Badges in April, Leaving Only Paying Subscribers With Blue Check-Marks by 08830

It’s a little different than that, worse. Musk is basically making it almost necessary to stay relevant. They are starting to filter comments and posts prioritizing checkmarks. I’m on Twitter a lot, you kinda have to have it for people to take you seriously now. I don’t have it on my personal account.

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[deleted] t1_jdglmrb wrote

Sure, but the thing with that is if Twitter loses utility because of those moves, a lot of users and companies will just either leave the platform entirely or at least greatly de-prioritize it.

Twitter may well end up being the thing that's not relevant when all is said and done.

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Hannig4n t1_jdhspci wrote

Yeah I spend a lot less time on Twitter these days because of it.

Regular people who buy check marks do it because they aren’t actually funny or interesting enough for their posts to get traction on their own. So when the platform boosts check mark people over regular users, the app is less enjoyable to be on.

You have to be a special kind of desperate to spend money on the check mark, people see it and immediately start making fun of you for it. It’s either boring people who want more attention or journalists who need it for professional purposes.

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[deleted] t1_jdjrod2 wrote

IMHO the only valid reason for a checkmark is if you're in a position where people are going to impersonate you and where said impersonation causes damage. That should be a service Twitter wants as it's good for the platform to weed out that crap.

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koopolil t1_jdk7v5n wrote

It’s almost as if that was the original intent all along.

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