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WallStreetBets says Twitter was selling verifications. They would refuse to verify you, then demand $15,000. (media.kotakuinaction2.win)

posted 3 years ago by Gazerbeam 3 years ago by Gazerbeam +86 / -0

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– Steampunk_Moustache 27 points 3 years ago +27 / -0

I forget which year they started doing this, twitter would take peoples' verified status away if they posted wrongthink.

January 2016, they unverified Milo Yiannopoulous.

That was the moment checkmarks blatantly ceased being identity verification, and became marks of approval.

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