It's been said that the fee for having a verified account on Twitter after the ownership of the social media site changed to Elon Musk would be $20 per month. Would you be willing to pay that to have your account on verified status every month?
Paying $20 for Twitter's account verification?
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Oh, Musk later finalised it to be at $8. It's not that expensive after all.
I won't spend a dime even for GL's account, what a waste of money.
Those using it for business purposes would always consider it if it fetches them more than what they paid for it.
It’s nothing but a badge of honor anyway. So I think it’s hilarious to start charging people for it.
It's why I keep questioning whether how Musk would be running Twitter would invariably kill the social media platform. I saw an update the other day that the former Twitter owner have launched a new app.
Charging people for a badge of honor is something I would do. People take the check mark way too seriously. They act like they got a Nobel Prize for having a check mark.
Let's see how far that's going to go with users of Twitter on the long run. I have always felt that it's not a big deal anyways.
If you are making a lot of money I can see how this is more of a rich influencer's game. Better than giving it out for free.
It's definitely going to matter to all those Twitter influencers. I believe they are the one's actually benefiting from it most.
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Yes however I’d argue the monetisation of it will fast remove it been seen as a badge of honor.
Tbh I don't have a problem with that, since it's been used by grifters to get people banned off the platform for the simple notion of "he said something I didn't like". It's also meaningless outside of Twitter. "Hi, I have a blue checkmark on Twitter!".
Okay.... and I care why?
Some people just care too much.
It depends on what I am using Twitter for. If I am using it to do some gigs that pay me money, I can happily pay the $20.
If that pays you well enough, it's a verification cost that's worth it.
I think verification could be useful for companies, and artists who want to make it easier for fans and customers to find their real Twitter account.
Paying for verification could be useful if a company or artist use Twitter to promote their products and services, so people feel they found the right account instead of an imposter.
Paying for verification could be useful if a company or artist use Twitter to promote their products and services, so people feel they found the right account instead of an imposter.
When everyone can pay for the verification, even if they are shitty people on Twitter, what value does that hold for the verification except for adding more money to Elon Musk's account?
They do have different criteria for businesses and government stuff:
About profile labels
help.twitter.com
The new subscription model social media influencers, and who really cares what they have to say?