Tim Sweeney shares his thoughts on Twitter's blue check discourse.
account, which now has a gold check, signifying that it's verified as"an official organization on Twitter." For the most part, though, the"verified" blue checks were gone.
Out of all this chaos arose the #BlocktheBlue campaign, which is a sort of boycott aimed at improving the quality of the Twitter experience by auto-blocking Twitter Blue subscribers. The idea actually goes back to last year, when dril, one of Twitter's best-known users, said he would"absolutely block on sight" anyone subscribed to Twitter Blue.
An online community like this should be a meritocracy, where everyone has an equal chance, and merit is earned rather than anointed by a corporation. Old school Twitter had found a great expression of merit with following & retweeting. The best rose to the top.
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