Removal of Twitter’s legacy blue ticks has dealt a blow to online elites. But this was necessary. Twitter, like other businesses, has to monetise itself. Government officials are auto-verified, and anyone else can pay. To borrow from Dire Straits, it’s no longer about ‘money for nothing and ticks for free’.
Removal of Twitter blue ticks a blow to online elite. But it was necessary
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