Decision to reinstate ‘verified’ status without distinguishing paid-for from free users prompts criticism for ‘false advertising’
Twitter has again U-turned over its verification policy, restoring the “blue tick” free of charge to celebrity users of the social network.
The social network ended its old verification system on Friday 20 April, a date apparently chosen because of its significance in cannabis culture, and in the process stripped all “legacy” users of the blue checkmark thatBut the move, which left only those users who had paid for Twitter’s subscription service with a checkmark, had unforeseen consequences forRather than encouraging pre-existing verified users to splash out the subscription fee, which starts at $8 a month, the overwhelming...
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