Current Events > Absolutely embarrassing seeing some bands and artists with the gold check mark

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MaxEffingBemis
05/04/23 10:20:55 AM
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Under new twitter verification, you have to pay $1000 a month to register as an organization (if you even get approved - they still take your $1000 with no refund upon review). Embarrassing seeing artists like Tegan and Sara and Manchester Orchestra registered as organizations and paying $1000 a month.

Subscribing to blue is lame too but its your prerogative as an artist if you want to do that and its just $8 a month. But paying $1000 a month for the gold is pathetic imo.

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Ratchetrockon
05/04/23 10:22:19 AM
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Did not know there was a gold checkmark wtf

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MaxEffingBemis
05/04/23 10:24:26 AM
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Ratchetrockon posted...
Did not know there was a gold checkmark wtf
Its mostly used for actual organizations like sports teams and companies etc. It should not be used for artists or athletes or what have you

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Zazabar
05/04/23 10:25:09 AM
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Someone link an account with this gold check, ploz

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MaxEffingBemis
05/04/23 10:27:05 AM
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Zazabar posted...
Someone link an account with this gold check, ploz
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/2/3/AAajbYAAEcdD.jpg Heres a screenshot example since idk how to embed twitter links on here

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HudGard
05/04/23 10:31:01 AM
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Is the Popes twitter account gone? lol

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MaxEffingBemis
05/04/23 2:55:37 PM
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https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/5/5/AAajbYAAEcfH.jpg ???

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WingsOfGood
05/04/23 2:58:36 PM
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Elon stole this idea from gamefaqs gold.
He posts here I bet
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CADE_FOSTER
05/04/23 3:00:10 PM
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sad that these idiots will pay a fee to stay on that shit
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Questionmarktarius
05/04/23 3:03:13 PM
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Oh shit, Elon damn near might make his forty billion back.
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MaxEffingBemis
05/04/23 3:04:30 PM
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CADE_FOSTER posted...
sad that these idiots will pay a fee to stay on that shit
Imagine spending money on social media lmao

[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

The really funny thing is if you try to register as a business or whatever they charge you $1000 and if you get denied you dont get your money back

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PiOverlord
05/04/23 3:08:35 PM
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https://twitter.com/nintendo

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Damn_Underscore
05/04/23 3:08:44 PM
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TC, you seem to be implying that they are doing this because they love Elon Musk or something like that.

In reality, twitter is one of the handful of giant social media performs on there, and they just changed their blue check system so its not nearly as good from the perspective of celebrities in general. I guess the gold check doesnt prove you are a true celebrity either, but it works way better and was probably seen as a marketing expense worth having by the band managers or whatever.

Also, if twitter dies Im sure these bands will stop paying for the gold checkmarks with zero hesitation.

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Questionmarktarius
05/04/23 3:10:13 PM
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Damn_Underscore posted...
and they just changed their blue check system so its not nearly as good from the perspective of bands and artists.
It's all starting to look like Hanlon's Razor, in reverse.
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solosnake
05/04/23 3:12:16 PM
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Why doesnt someone just make a new twitter?

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MaxEffingBemis
05/04/23 3:14:33 PM
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solosnake posted...
Why doesnt someone just make a new twitter?
Supposedly blue sky is the new twitter but you need an invite to make a profile

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JoeDangIt
05/04/23 3:16:37 PM
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Elon is probably giving them away to make it seem like companies are buying them.
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Questionmarktarius
05/04/23 3:24:43 PM
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MaxEffingBemis posted...
Supposedly blue sky is the new twitter but you need an invite to make a profile

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/28/technology/what-is-bluesky.html
But unlike Twitter, Bluesky plans to be a decentralized system, meaning people may eventually be able to build their own apps and communities within it. Ms. Graber said it was designed that way so that no individual could create rules for the entire Bluesky community.
So... it'll be awesome for about four or five years, then start into the same old dickery Twitter did all over again.

First, json feeds will be killed off - or suddenly require an oAuth key with convoluted implementation, and then get killed off a few months after that from "lack of interest".
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NoxObscuras
05/04/23 3:33:58 PM
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That price is highway robbery, but to millionaire celebrities it's just a drop in the bucket. So I can understand why some might buy it. It's a lot less likely that someone dropping $1,000 per month on Twitter is an impersonator. So it works better as a sign of authenticity.

I still hope Twitter dies though, because it's gotten exponentially worse under Elon

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Gwynevere
05/04/23 3:37:04 PM
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MaxEffingBemis posted...
Supposedly blue sky is the new twitter but you need an invite to make a profile
Isn't Mastodon the Twitter alternative, and has been for a long ass time?

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CADE_FOSTER
05/04/23 3:43:48 PM
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Gwynevere posted...
Isn't Mastodon the Twitter alternative, and has been for a long ass time?
nah they fucked up shits overly complicated
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R1masher
05/04/23 3:45:37 PM
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not bad for basically an official advertisement

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Smashingpmkns
05/04/23 3:57:25 PM
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Pretty good chance that it's their labels paying for it to avoid any kind of controversies in the future. I don't see Andy Hull giving a single fuck about Twitter lol

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kirbymuncher
05/04/23 4:00:45 PM
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it's weird seeing it on individuals because the entire purpose of it is businesses. one of the features of a gold checkmark is that you can give blue checks to people along with a little icon that says they're officially affiliated with you. Which makes sense for larger companies that manage a bunch of public-facing individuals but is kind of pointless to have as a single person yourself

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Sexypwnstar
05/04/23 4:03:07 PM
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If Twitter was still publicly traded I'd buy the shit out of that stock right now.

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Unsuprised_Pika
05/04/23 4:13:06 PM
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Sexypwnstar posted...
If Twitter was still publicly traded I'd buy the shit out of that stock right now.

Horrible idea.

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Questionmarktarius
05/04/23 4:15:37 PM
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Unsuprised_Pika posted...
Horrible idea.
I dunno. You'd get a year or two of decent dividends, then unload the stock at a premium when it's bought out.

The only thing that's going to kill twitter, regardless of Elon stumbling about, will be a porn ban.
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Jagr_68
05/04/23 4:32:18 PM
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WingsOfGood posted...
Elon stole this idea from gamefaqs gold.
He posts here I bet

How old is he? Because I would bet money he totally has an old ass hidden account for lurking or shitposting here just like his gimmick alt on twitter.

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xlr_big-coop
05/04/23 4:46:56 PM
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Ratchetrockon posted...
Did not know there was a gold checkmark wtf


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CableZL
05/04/23 4:47:43 PM
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Ratchetrockon posted...
Did not know there was a gold checkmark wtf
This and

MaxEffingBemis posted...
you have to pay $1000 a month to register as an organization

wow

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AI_TechGam3FAQS
05/04/23 4:49:36 PM
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Sexypwnstar posted...
If Twitter was still publicly traded I'd buy the shit out of that stock right now.

I scored big with option calls about a year before it went private

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dameon_reaper
05/04/23 4:50:44 PM
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MaxEffingBemis posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/5/5/AAajbYAAEcfH.jpg ???

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HudGard
05/04/23 5:10:16 PM
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The nuances of the situation aside, businesses spend a lot more on a lot less effective advertising.

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Robot2600
05/04/23 5:50:24 PM
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if the gold check means EVERYONE 100% will see your tweet then it's worth it for celebs

12k a year for 50 million people to read your shitposts.

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eggcorn
05/04/23 5:58:59 PM
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MaxEffingBemis posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/5/5/AAajbYAAEcfH.jpg ???
Greeenday the metallica of punk rock

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Payzmaykr
05/04/23 6:00:19 PM
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Everyone needs to just stop using social media of every sort.
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Kami_no_Kami
05/04/23 6:07:51 PM
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So can I pay $1000 to fuck up Eli Lilly again?
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UnholyMudcrab
05/04/23 6:10:42 PM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

Who's gonna do the review, though? Musk already fired everybody.

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dameon_reaper
05/04/23 6:10:50 PM
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eggcorn posted...
Greeenday the metallica of punk rock

Greenday isn't punk rock. Punk pop maybe
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MaxEffingBemis
05/04/23 6:25:57 PM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

I checked and tegan and sara posted how they dont know how or why they have it, and management doesnt know either. So maybe in some cases Elon is giving it to them

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MaxEffingBemis
05/04/23 6:26:53 PM
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I also want to point out that seemingly if you have a million followers you automatically get a blue check. Not sure what thats about or if Elon is personally paying that fee for everyone

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UnholyMudcrab
05/04/23 6:28:35 PM
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MaxEffingBemis posted...
I checked and tegan and sara posted how they dont know how or why they have it, and management doesnt know either. So maybe in some cases Elon is giving it to them
He's been known to give them to people that he knows don't want them, just to fuck with them. Because he's a child.

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eggcorn
05/04/23 8:04:31 PM
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dameon_reaper posted...
Greenday isn't punk rock. Punk pop maybe
Like I said

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