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[iDJ]

Fake Twitter accounts flock to blue check mark chaos

On Twitter, paid blue check marks are live and accounts impersonating LeBron James and other athletes are already creating chaos.

techcrunch.com

 

[Prithi Deb]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1591133819918114816

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[iDJ]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1591133819918114816

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Good lord. $15 billion dollars worth market cap wiped off.

Eli Lilly Pharmaceuticals Loses $15 Billion After Fake Account's 'Insulin Is Free' Tweet

Soon after the paid verification feature for Twitter rolled out several fake accounts impersonated different brands and celebrities and started posting fake Tweets Take a look at what it cost to Eli Lilly Pharmaceuticals

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[iDJ]

That was kind of poetic justice. When you make people suffer for your greed. Bad things are bound to happen to you.

 

[Bapun]

Elon Musk says the new Twitter Blue, which lets you pay $7.99 per month for a blue verification check mark next to your name, will relaunch on November 29th. In a tweet, he said he would be “punting” the relaunch to the new date “to make sure that it is rock solid.”

https://twitter.com/x/status/1592658210917609472

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Elon Musk says the new Twitter Blue will relaunch on November 29th

The delay is “to make sure that it is rock solid.”

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[Bapun]

Elon Musk holds off Twitter blue verification badge relaunch

https://twitter.com/x/status/1594861031670820864

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[OnlyTech]

Elon Musk also indicated that Twitter might use different color verification badge for organizations than individuals.

Twitter holds off the relaunch of its blue verification subscription service

 

[Bapun]

Twitter Blue plan is on halt right now but when it resumes you will have to pay $11 per month if you subscribe from iOS but will cost $7 per month if you purchase from the web.

Twitter will reportedly charge $11 on iOS for Blue subscription to offset App Store fees

Twitter is planning to charge $11 for the new Blue subscription plan on iOS to offset Apple's App Store fees.

techcrunch.com

 

[Deep Mody]

Twitter has informed some employees that it plans to change the pricing of its Twitter Blue subscription product to $7 if users pay for it through the web and $11 if they do so through its app for iPhones, according to a person briefed on the plans. Twitter had previously said it plans to charge $7.99 for Twitter Blue, which was then only available for purchase through Apple’s App Store.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1600750011595096065

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[Abhinav]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1601692766257709056

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