Verification on Twitter is going Swimmingly, Fake accounts getting Gold Checks

[sandstorm]

More Twitter Confusion As Fake MTV ‘Challenge’ Account Gets Gold Tick After Posting Videos Of Violence & Profanities https://t.co/yVu5MgTf8x
- Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) April 24, 2023

So,

• Gold Checks are reserved for the official and verified accounts of businesses that pay $1,000 per month.
• Today, not one, but two accounts of businesses

Comments

[squirrels_oh_no]

And now bullying people who buy check marks is against the rules, but attacking everyone else is cool.

[sandstorm]

I did see that was debunked unless something has changed in the past few days (possibly).

[squirrels_oh_no]

Given how my reports for reporting harassment and everything aren't being dealt with, even if it was specifically debunked it's still happening. Their focus in content moderation just seems to be fluffing Elon's ego.

[sandstorm]

They're not being dealt with or they're being ignored, because even before his take over, they were being paid to do jack shit over at content moderation Twitter.

the blue check buyers crypto bros are the absolute worse

[just444]

Hiring every man in America who got divorced less than 40 minutes ago as a volunteer street team isn’t going as planned for Twitter, but maybe it’s our fault for not hearing them out.
- Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) April 24, 2023

[evett]

the most incompetent ceo ever

[djbbgoose]

@ FTC @ FCC @EU GPDR

[jime22]

The one good thing out of Elon's reign of terror is that it has made it a lot easier to stay off twitter.

[my_dear_watson7]

It’s how I finally broke free