Comment on Angry, disappointed users react to Bluesky's upcoming blue check mark verification system
TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
No one disliked the check mark before “Genghis Kunt” started selling it
Comment on Angry, disappointed users react to Bluesky's upcoming blue check mark verification system
TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
No one disliked the check mark before “Genghis Kunt” started selling it
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It was selectively given to institutions and “major” celebrities before that.
Selling them dilutes any meaning of “verified” because any joe can just pay for extra engagement. It’s a perverse incentive, as the people most interest in grabbing attention buy it and get amplified.
It really has little to do with Musk.