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Twitter users #BlockTheBlue as ‘verified’ accounts take on new meaning
Some netizens have blocked accounts after Twitter removed the symbol from legacy accounts.
Dril and other Twitter power users begin campaign to 'Block the Blue' paid checkmarks
After Elon Musk removed legacy verified users' checkmarks, Twitter's biggest users are blocking everyone who pays.
Dril and other Twitter power users begin campaign to 'Block the Blue' paid checkmarks
After Elon Musk removed legacy verified users' checkmarks, Twitter's biggest users are blocking everyone who pays.
wint on Twitter / X
only thr dumb ones. block without hesitation https://t.co/7uaFWjASn2— wint (@dril) November 10, 2022
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As many as 48 million Twitter accounts aren't people, says study
A big chunk of those "likes," "retweets," and "followers" lighting up your Twitter account may not be coming from human hands.
Banning anonymous social media accounts will do more harm than good | James Ball
Labour’s Angela Rayner wants to end online abuse, but she fails to understand the lives of those outside the political and media bubbles, says former Guardian special projects editor James Ball
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Sex workers explain why blue check stigma and #BlockTheBlue aren’t so straightforward | TechCrunch
For some online creators, Twitter Blue features like text-based 2FA and longer video uploads are essential -- even if they don't support Musk.
My top Bluesky feature requests for 2024
In 2023 my social media consumption changed dramatically after I DM'd a random mufo on what-was-then-called Twitter for a Bluesky invite. At the time, I was floating between Twitter itself and Mastodon for my primary daily social media experience. On one hand, I loathed Twitter (and
Want to know more about the recent bot activity, what we've seen, and what we've done/are doing? Check out our write-up here! ✒️ 🔗 blog.tophhie.cloud/increased-bot-activity-what-w… Special mentions: @revfox84.bsky.social, @michelbestaat.thereforeiam.eu, @bmann.ca, and @baileytownsend.dev.
Increased Bot Activity & What We're Doing About It
blog.tophhie.cloudSo the people launching a new Twitter under the name Twitter launched their thing so I signed up. Turns out they have an AI scanning tweets for "truth" and it currently has no idea what it's doing. Posted something innocuous about Star Wars Zero Company and it essentially blocked it from all feeds.
✅ @jcsalterego.bsky.social has been verified by @bsky.app.
They’re gonna try to ban Bluesky
Matt Novak
Fox News compares Bluesky to energy weapons: "China and Russia classify—in the same grouping as pulsing and sonar type weapons that sort of impede the brain—these types of digital platforms and algorithms because they attribute it to a judgment impairment. A softening of your literal brain tissue."
So the people launching a new Twitter under the name Twitter launched their thing so I signed up. Turns out they have an AI scanning tweets for "truth" and it currently has no idea what it's doing. Posted something innocuous about Star Wars Zero Company and it essentially blocked it from all feeds.
