Elon Musk's Master Twitter Plan Instantly CRASHES, Lashes Out Over Truth

Elon Musk responds to Twitter users questioning the reasoning behind his verification program after he finally rolls out the blue check removal of verified accounts. John Iadarola and Brett Erlich break it down on The Damage Report.

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"It’s the end of an era on Twitter, as Elon Musk has finally removed the legacy verification checkmarks on Twitter, leaving celebrities, journalists, and notable accounts unverified, aside from a select few, such as legendary horror author Stephen King.

Blue checkmarks on Twitter were initially introduced in 2009 as proof of identity, after someone on the site impersonated baseball manager Tony La Russa, prompting La Russa to sue the company.

Now, a blue checkmark is no longer a verification symbol, but simply a confirmation that the user has paid $8-per-month for a Twitter Blue subscription. Essentially, Musk replaced an ID badge with an entry ticket to a free venue; Twitter Blue promises less ads (not zero, less), algorithmic boosting, and a high chance of being mocked by Twitter users who browse the site for free."

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[davn]

Wasn’t he suppose to step down following that stupid poll

[aaronsande]

To the Musk Fanboys: we know it's his company and he can do what he wants. The point is, this is stupid. Get it?

[Hathur]

oh no... some people might actually look up from their phones for once and not stare at social media all day. The horror.

[Darksmirk]

The instant backfire of the blue check mark is hilarious

[annecollins]

Stephen King was the first one to say that he wasn't going to pay $20.00 bucks for a blue check mark.

[BrigitofBergental]

Every day it seems I have another reason to be glad I never had a reason to join Twitter.

[cynthricsgamingchannel]

The best feature about the new blue checkmarks is it tells anyone not stupid enough to pay for it who they should block. It's supposed to boost them in the algorithm so block them to make it worthless.

[nextchancenow]

Elon trashing Twitter is an op for billionaires and oligarchs. Crushes our ability to disseminate information and organize.

[gregmark]

Ofc the verification system is still fully implemented under the hood. Ofc the change is nothing more than the simplest, most purely cosmetic change that they could manage. At this point, there are like, 3 programmers trying to keep up a service for a hundred and a half million active users.

[ronaldsmith]

I also vote with my Dollars.
And I buy nothing related to Musk - AND any of his vendors OR advertisers...

[marcusaurelius]

Twitter is not failing, it is just experiencing and unintended disassembly event. 😂😂😂.

[kimwelch]

The legitimate posters have announced they will not buy checkmarks, therefore, everyone with a checkmark is a fraud.

[joanhall]

It's like the Dr. Seuss story of the Sneetches. One day it was cool to have a star, the next day it was cool to not have one. And it all devolved into a circus.

[katmartindale]

Elon is a sad little man who was mocked in middle school then grew up to be mocked by society.

[wbwarren]

Elon, not a genius??? How dare you! Next you’re going to tell me that Elon musk and SpaceX don’t know how to build a launchpad they can hold together despite the fact that launchpad technology has been perfected over the last 80 years. How can I believe you? Where is your checkmark? Where is your Checkmark? Where is your checkmark?

[Melodic_Analysis]

It would be funny if the old Twitter devs make a new social network and just name it Blue Check 😂

[CCFONESOL]

I still don't know why people think musk is some kind've genius...

[critterfritter]

The last I checked, Stephan King had a blue check mark against his will and announced to everyone that he did not pay for it.

[SirStanleytheStumbler]

Elon continues to make himself a millionaire, after achieving billionaire status.

[chrispavin]

So now the only way to tell if the account is real is if they DON'T have a blue check.