In the coming weeks, Twitter will prioritize replies by: 1. People you follow 2. Verified accounts 3. Unverified accounts Verified accounts are 1000X harder to game by bot & troll armies. There is great wisdom to the old saying: “You get what you pay for.”
@elonmusk So that haves and have nots you sought to end with pay-for blue checks is about to be reinforced with pay-to-play.
@LanceUlanoff @elonmusk The difference is that old blue check mark was being handed out to the elites and wealthy. Normal people didn’t have the option of getting one before. Now they do. $8/mo. doesn’t break the bank. LinkedIn charges $64/mo. btw.
@LanceUlanoff @elonmusk No it’s still free but there is a premium service. What’s wrong with that ?
@LanceUlanoff @elonmusk Before it was something that somebody like me could never hope to get. Now I just pay a small fee and it’s mine if I want it.
@LanceUlanoff @elonmusk 7 bucks most of us can afford to dig in to Twitter.