Twitter Said to Delay Changes to Check Mark Badges Until After Midterms
Users and employees had raised concerns that Elon Musk’s plan to give check marks to those who paid a monthly fee could be misused to sow discord.
Twitter Begins Offering $7.99-a-Month Verification Subscriptions
The new system for assigning check marks to users’ profiles is among a raft of changes the company has been discussing since Elon Musk’s takeover.
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On Twitter, Who Needs a Check Mark When You Can Have a Rat?
Elon Musk wants Twitter users to pay to be verified. An artist offers a wry alternative.
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Confusion and Frustration Reign as Elon Musk Cuts Half of Twitter’s Staff
The layoffs hit across many divisions, including the engineering and machine learning units, the teams that manage content moderation, and the sales and advertising departments.