https://boingboing.net/2024/04/12/twitter-users-can-no-longer-hide-their-blue-checks.html

    • lugal@lemmy.ml
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      7 months ago

      Now I have an idea: with the check mark come other privileges like pooling, appearing further up in the feed and stuff, I'm not sure exactly. But that might be a reason to pay for and than people feel ashamed and want to hide it.

      • beef_curds [she/her]
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        7 months ago

        You could actually tell who a lot of the hidden checks were because they were ranked high up in the replies but had practically no engagement.

      • imikoy [she/her, comrade/them]
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        7 months ago

        I think these were implemented not too long after the introduction of the subscription?

        https://www.pcmag.com/explainers/what-is-x-premium-plus-subscription-how-much

      • MrFunnyMoustache@lemmy.ml
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        7 months ago

        Oh, I wasn't aware of these. Makes a lot of sense people want more eyeballs on their tweets without people knowing they pay for them.