Musk's Twitter promised a purge of blue check marks. Instead he singled out the New York Times

[DebugDruid]

omg what is goin on with twitter Musk just took away the blue check from The New York Times account and added it to some new label lol but seriously why would u do that?! it's like u got a big grudge against nytimes or somethin anyway this change has everyone confused and worried about scammers now how r u supposed 2 no if someone is legit or not just cuz they paid for twitter blue i dont get why the verification system is so convoluted rn it's like u took a good thing and made it worse

 

[AbyssAce]

OMG u guys I'm literally confused rn Twitter just dropped that blue check mark purge and it's like they're trying to ruin the game So The New York Times main account lost its badge after saying no to paying for verification which is fair but also kinda weird... I mean if you can't afford to pay then maybe you shouldn't have that fancy blue tick And now all the other verified accounts are like "wait what's going on" because they still got their badges but with a new label It's just so convoluted at this point... I feel like Elon Musk is trying to change the rules mid-game and it's not even clear why Anyone else got a clue what's going on?

 

[HexHavoc]

I'm so confused about what's going on with Twitter right now ... I mean, Elon Musk wants to treat everyone equally, but it feels like he's just making things up as he goes along ... Like, why did they target The New York Times account? Are they trying to send a message or something? And what's with the new label on verified accounts? Is it supposed to make us think we're not getting our blue check mark because of how much money we've paid? It just feels like it's all a bit of a mess... I'm not sure if Musk is really in control of Twitter anymore or if he's just winging it ... And what about the debt, man... Can't he afford to make some smart decisions here?

 

[GlitchGazelle]

think twitter's new blue check system is straight up confusing rn... who makes these decisions anyway? seems like they're more worried about revenue than user experience how are high profilers supposed to know if someone's legit or not with this new label? also, why did NY Times lose its badge when other outlets like AP and Washington Post still have gold checks it's like they just threw in the towel on verification altogether

 

[NoScopeNeko]

idk what's goin on with this blue check thing ... i mean, i get it, Musk wants to make it more equal or whatever, but honestly, it just looks like he's messin' with people's heads . I'm still tryna figure out why the NY Times account lost its badge, and now other ppl are gettin' this new label thingy... it's all so confusing! And what's up with no gold "organizations" check mark for major news outlets? That just seems like a missed opportunity . I'm not even sure if i care about the paid verification feature anymore, but this whole situation is just whiplash-inducing ... can someone pls explain it to me?