Thorny_Thicket comments on Twitter Blue subscribers can now hide their blue checks

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[–] Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz -2 points 3 years ago (2 children)

I don't quite see what your average Twitter user needs the information for about whose a paid member and whose not.

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[–] CrypticFawn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

I recall reading (forgot where) that someone with the Blue Check-mark has more "weight" when retweeting and responding to tweets. And that the Blue Checks can easily bury anyone without a Blue Check in Twitters algorithm. This was done intentionally by Elon to pressure people into paying.

It's why artists like Adam Ellis blocks anyone with the Blue Check; right-wingers hate him, and they can really fuck up his reach, so he just blocks anyone with the Blue Check-mark who replies/re-tweets his work so they can't even interact with his tweets. And he isn't the only artist that does this.

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[–] klyde@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

I mean why would they hide it? The only people who bought it are twats who think they're cool.

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[–] Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz 1 point 3 years ago

You get to keep the premium features even if you hide the blue checkmark.

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