Before Elon Musk took charge, the blue tick meant that an account was verified and authentic and you had to provide the receipts to get one.
But one of the biggest – and most noticeable – changes is what’s going on with the verified blue tick.
Aside from the very obvious security issue of people purchasing said tick and pretending to be anyone they like, it also means that those who could never have qualified for a blue tick before can get one just by inputting their card details. It turns what was once a sign of credibility, into a status symbol for those who want to pay for it.
Some on Twitter have agreed. One user wrote that ‘all the worst people will pay for it’, while another said it will become ‘an ego-boosting status symbol to be flaunted.’ Over on TikTok, users have called the move ‘tacky.’
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