As predicted by almost its entire user base, Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s decision to do away with its free identity-verification system on Thursday has unleashed a torrent of impersonation, misinformation, and general anarchy. By stripping the familiar blue-check icon from anyone who doesn’t pay for Twitter Blue, a premium subscription version of the app, the company has left countless prominent figures and organizations exposed to mischievous (or malicious) imitators.
An account user pretending to be Hillary Clinton — their handle a slight misspelling of her name — announced that the...
An account user pretending to be Hillary Clinton — their handle a slight misspelling of her name — announced that the...
- 4/21/2023
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
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