Content warning: Mention of Elon Musk/Paypaltine and Twitter
The newest Twitter status symbol is who will lose their blue check first. Some of us never had one and remain pure.
"Twitter strikes New York Times’ verified badge on Elon Musk’s orders
Twitter removed the “verified” badge from the New York Times’ main account on Sunday, a move that billionaire owner Elon Musk pushed for overnight after learning that the news organization would not pay for its Twitter Blue service.
The move continues Musk’s years-long grudge against U.S. journalists who have reported critically on him, and it will raise the risks of impersonation. It also contradicts an internal plan, first reported by the Times on Thursday, to keep the badges on for the 10,000 most-followed organizations, regardless of whether they paid."
Twitter strikes the New York Times’ verified badge on Elon Musk’s orders. The Times and other news organizations say they won’t pay for the icon, which is designed to protect against impersonation.
Amazing. We tried to tweet "kolektiva.social" in solidarity with Mastodon, whose twitter account was banned today. Elon won't even let us do that much! #spacekaren #snowflake
