Musk has been vocal about his dislike for the legacy verification system, calling it “bullshit,” “corrupt,” and a “lords & peasants system.” Journalists on the platform were able to be verified almost by default regardless of the size of their following or readership, which appears not to have been sitting right with Musk’s antagonistic relationship with the media.
The blue checkmark completely ceased being an identity verification when Milo Yiannopoulos was stripped of his. From that moment on, it was clear to everyone that it was a mark of corporate approved social status.
To us, it's funny, but to them, it's a deep personal insult that their clear superiority over the new serfs is no longer recognized.
Good. I hope it causes irreparable harm to their feelings.
The Verge are corrupt scum.
An antagonistic relationship with the media is the minimum of what they deserve.
I mean, the feeling is probably mutual. They just cannot stop throthing at their mouths for anything involving musk.
The blue checkmark completely ceased being an identity verification when Milo Yiannopoulos was stripped of his. From that moment on, it was clear to everyone that it was a mark of corporate approved social status.
Can't you just run Nitter's crawler through a logged-in no-posts-no-follows account? Not "you" you, their owners, I mean.