▲ 678 ▼ Twitter Blue subscribers can now hide their blue checks (www.theverge.com) submitted 3 years ago by StoicLime@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world 128 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] drasticpotatoes@lemmy.world 105 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] MeanEYE@lemmy.world 29 points 3 years ago (1 child) I would assume that's because, at least partially, because there's an abundance of addons which automatically block blue checks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jonne@infosec.pub 25 points 3 years ago It wouldn't be so bad if they didn't also give them more weight in the algorithm. Any time you load a thread with more than a few comments, there's like 5 trolls on top with bullshit comments. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) There are other reasons too. I'm not ashamed of being moderator on a online forum but I don't want it to show next to my name when I'm not moderating. I'm also not ashamed that my truck is a 4x4 but I still don't want the badge on my tailgate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] drasticpotatoes@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Disgusted_Tadpole@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Not necessarily permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] drasticpotatoes@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MeanEYE@lemmy.world 29 points 3 years ago (1 child) I would assume that's because, at least partially, because there's an abundance of addons which automatically block blue checks. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jonne@infosec.pub 25 points 3 years ago It wouldn't be so bad if they didn't also give them more weight in the algorithm. Any time you load a thread with more than a few comments, there's like 5 trolls on top with bullshit comments. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jonne@infosec.pub 25 points 3 years ago It wouldn't be so bad if they didn't also give them more weight in the algorithm. Any time you load a thread with more than a few comments, there's like 5 trolls on top with bullshit comments. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz 11 points 3 years ago (1 child) There are other reasons too. I'm not ashamed of being moderator on a online forum but I don't want it to show next to my name when I'm not moderating. I'm also not ashamed that my truck is a 4x4 but I still don't want the badge on my tailgate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] drasticpotatoes@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] drasticpotatoes@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Disgusted_Tadpole@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) Not necessarily permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] drasticpotatoes@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] drasticpotatoes@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent