The point of a blue checkmark was not only to verify people on Twitter, but also to play to the egos of celebrities to push them to post more often on Twitter.
Both of these goals have been destroyed by the $8/month plan. Anyone can get a blue checkmark. Anyone can claim anything on their account today. Celebrities have no more reason to interact with Twitter as much as they did years ago, and the languishing user base makes this all evident.
I'm not surprised that the $8/month plan is mostly used by scammers who are tricking people who don't understand the difference between 2021 and 2024 Twitter (likely the elderly or other such people who still place trust in the old system).
> Did Elon Musk not have a blue checkmark before he bought twitter?
The problem is that you can _today_ get a blue checkmark while claiming to be anyone. The huge number of impersonators on Twitter should be evidence of that.
Both of these goals have been destroyed by the $8/month plan. Anyone can get a blue checkmark. Anyone can claim anything on their account today. Celebrities have no more reason to interact with Twitter as much as they did years ago, and the languishing user base makes this all evident.
I'm not surprised that the $8/month plan is mostly used by scammers who are tricking people who don't understand the difference between 2021 and 2024 Twitter (likely the elderly or other such people who still place trust in the old system).
> Did Elon Musk not have a blue checkmark before he bought twitter?
The problem is that you can _today_ get a blue checkmark while claiming to be anyone. The huge number of impersonators on Twitter should be evidence of that.