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The Great Checkmark Debacle: How Elon Musk's Twitter Blue Verification Massacre Took Over Social Media · Elon Musk Podcast

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  another episode of the Elon Musk podcast where we dive deep into
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  the world of Technology Innovation and the ever
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  fascinating, mind of Elon Musk. In today's episode, we'll be
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  discussing the recent chaos surrounding Twitter's
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  verification system under musk's leadership.
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  So, there is a roller coaster ride of check marks and
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  celebrity reaction and it's all over the place.
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  So in as the CEO of Twitter musk decision to Event, the platform
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  is verification process by introducing Twitter blue.
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  Subscription model has sparked a frenzy in the online world and
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  from celebrities losing their coveted blue, check marks to the
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  subsequent back last. And then restoration of those
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  badges implications of this debacle and how it impacted the
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  way we View and interact with one another on Twitter and
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  social media. Well, I think Iman is just
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  getting started here. Not Thursday.
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  The social media Universe was rattled by an event, second only
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  to HBO's The Leftovers Twitter, CEO, Elon Musk, finally follow
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  through on his drawn-out, promise to eliminate the
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  so-called Legacy verification. Check marks for users, not
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  paying for the platform's premium Subscription Service,
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  Twitter, blue, and the result a chaotic frenzy?
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  That's more entertaining than any movie out there.
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  Right now and musk. First proposed this idea.
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  In October of 2022 and the he followed this because he
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  acquired social media giant for 40 plus billion dollars.
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  And he announced his subscribing to Twitter blew would not only
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  Grant users. The standard benefits like fewer
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  ads and longer video uploads, but also bestow the coveted blue
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  checkmark on their accounts. Previously, this symbol of
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  prestige was reserved for notable figures in news
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  government in entertainment. Now, anyone could obtain it for
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  eight dollars a month. However, the blue checkmark
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  faced several days of delays, due to issues like rapid
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  impersonation and musk eventually dubbed, the original
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  checkmarks Legacy checkmarks and vowed to remove unpaid blue
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  checks, calling the previous distribution system.
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  Corrupt and after a few more months of delays, the great
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  checkmark Exodus finally arrived on April 20th.
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  Much to the dismay of the 420. Celebrators we saw their
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  checkmarks vanish like smoke. Now is check marks where strip
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  from Legacy accounts previously, verified celebrities and others
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  had to pay the monthly fee to retain their badges.
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  Now this sparked a frenzy among Twitter users who eagerly
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  checked which stars have kept the check marks and paid for the
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  privilege. The difference in check mark
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  status among Superstar accounts, with millions of followers
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  quickly became glaringly apparent celebrities, like Lady,
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  Gaga Adele, Jennifer Lopez, who all apparently refused to pay
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  the fee, they lost their check marks.
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  And from someone like Lady Gaga and outspoken Advocate, this
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  decision might be a deliberate stance against musk's history of
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  re-platforming and a transphobes and associated people with the
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  right wing. Now meanwhile some of the most
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  obnoxious and controversial figures in the spotlight like
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  Taylor Swift and also Ellen Degeneres and Jimmy Fallon have
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  reportedly paid for Twitter blue.
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  It's also surprising the Stars, like Nicki Minaj.
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  And most of the Kardashian Clan haven't yet joined the bandwagon
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  especially given that they don't like the social media drama
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  number of other celebrities, including Shawn Mendes, Ryan
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  Reynolds Rihanna Chris Hemsworth.
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  Neil. Patrick Harris.
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  Cyrus the weekend, and they've all kept their checkmarks.
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  Now, while eight dollars might be insignificant to them, the
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  fact that the easily surrendered to must demand speaks volumes
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  about their susceptibility to power.
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  In the end, the most entertaining aspect of the blue
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  check. Max occur is when the celebrity
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  reactions to losing their verified status.
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  Halle Berry Charli, XCX little, nozick's all tweeted their
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  thoughts on the situation with some expressing relief in
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  others. Embracing this new, Change and
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  two days after The Purge musk appeared to be backtracking on
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  his decision. Prominent figures like Stephen
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  King and Chrissy. Teigen saw the check mark for
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  turn with some like Seinfeld star Jason.
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  Alexander it's listing, they had paid nothing and given no
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  consent for the restoration, the checkmark restoration seem to
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  extend to a wide array of notable figures, including Pope,
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  Francis and former President. Donald Trump now has the check
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  marks appeared again, Celebrities clarified that they
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  hadn't changed their minds about paying for the service While.
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  Others were simply happy to see the verification restorative the
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  future of the eel on Twitter Saga remains uncertain.
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  But one thing is clear musk is far from having a firm grasp on
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  the situation as of right now. Now in the aftermath of the
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  great checkmark debacle users and celebrities like are left
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  questioning the true value of Twitter's verification system
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  and as must controversial decisions, continue to divide
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  the social The world, it's difficult to predict what
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  changes May lie ahead as Twitter blew subscription model
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  reshapes, the platform conversation surrounding the
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  impact of money and influence on social media verification have
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  intensified that will this new system, ultimately create a
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  hierarchy among users or could it be an opportunity for a more
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  Equitable verification process. The blue check mark has long
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  been considered a status symbol in the current chaos surrounding
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  its distribution is put this Concept on another clout level
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  and it's also under the microscope.
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  Many users are now questioning whether the prestige associated
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  with a check mark is even worth the cost in the controversy.
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  And the celebrity responses to the Twitter blue Fiasco range
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  from Defiance and humor to relief and ambivalence
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  highlighting, the complex relationship between public
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  figures in their online. Personas there are social media
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  continues to play an Ever growing role in our lives.
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  It's crucial to consider the impact of these digital symbols
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  on how we perceive and interact with one another now, Twitter
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  Blues. Verification Massacre is created
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  a whirlwind of drama reactions and contemplations on the value
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  of online verification and celebrity influence.
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  Now as the social media landscape continues to evolve
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  one can only wonder what the future holds for Twitter.
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  The coveted blue check mark all of the users.
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  What's going to happen with the celebrities?
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  Not sure. So this is just the beginning of
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  the process for the blue check mark and for verifications.
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