Twitter Blue users paying $8 to stay verified hit by 'BlockTheBlue' campaign
Twitter users are dissing the remaining verified accounts after legacy blue checkmarks finally started disappearing Thursday., and its latest move took away blue checkmarks from public figures who chose not to pay $8 a month for Twitter Blue. users campaigned to block and ignore those who pay up to keep their checkmark. A @BlockTheBlue Twitter account was created, and swiftly suspended, while a hashtag of the same name has been trending.
Reactions to the new policy didn't disappoint. The memes and criticism of Twitter Blue users are rolling in as more move to block anyone with a blue checkmark next to their name.Although Musk has yet to comment on the trending hashtag meant to undermine Twitter's new verification system, the CEO liked a tweet from Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney condemning the campaign.
Sweeney compared participants in #BlockTheBlue to"losers and goons" and criticized Twitter's"elite-only verification system"Many"Block the Blue" online activists encouraged others to find verified accounts to block by scrolling through theand pointing out that it's made easier by the new policy that puts verified responses at the top of threads.
Musk faced similar backlash in November after rolling out Twitter Blue's paid-for verification feature. The move sparked a slew of impersonation accounts and crude jokes
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