{"id":507242,"date":"2022-11-05T22:48:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-05T19:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/twitter-launches-new-8-subscriptions-for-verification-days-before-u-s-midterm-elections\/"},"modified":"2022-11-05T22:48:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-05T19:48:00","slug":"twitter-launches-new-8-subscriptions-for-verification-days-before-u-s-midterm-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/twitter-launches-new-8-subscriptions-for-verification-days-before-u-s-midterm-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"#: Twitter launches new $8 subscriptions for verification, days before U.S. midterm elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a45fb473957a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span 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target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> Inc. has started giving users who sign up for $8 a month a verified check mark, just days after new owner Elon Musk floated the idea of a new verification system. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> \u201cPower to the people,\u201d Twitter said in the version notes for its latest update that was released Saturday. \u201cYour account will get a blue checkmark, just like the celebrities, companies, and politicians you already follow.\u201d\u00a0 <\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n                \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetTweet\n            inline\n    scope-web|mobileapps\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetTweet\n            article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dynamic-inset-container article__inset__dynamic\">\n<style>\n            iframe.twitter-tweet {\n                width: 100% !important;\n            }\n        <\/style>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\n            <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yashar\/status\/1588957796934242305\"><\/a>\n            <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       Alongside the new verification system, Twitter is also promising to halve the number of ads subscribers see. Also coming \u201csoon\u201d are the ability to post longer videos and get priority ranking in replies, mentions and searches, the company said. Twitter Blue is currently available only for users in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK.<\/p>\n<div data-layout=\"inline\n                \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetTweet\n            inline\n    scope-web|mobileapps\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetTweet\n            article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dynamic-inset-container article__inset__dynamic\">\n<style>\n            iframe.twitter-tweet {\n                width: 100% !important;\n            }\n        <\/style>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>\n            <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheNoodleKing4\/status\/1588975297436979203\"><\/a>\n            <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       The change represents the end of\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/kanye-west-twitter-inc-technology-business-19d0726ed7f819b0649cec6eaefd56bb\" class=\"icon none\">Twitter\u2019s current verification system<\/a>, which was launched in 2009 to prevent impersonations of high-profile accounts such as celebrities and politicians. Before the overhaul, Twitter had about 423,000 verified accounts, many of them rank-and-file journalists from around the globe that the company verified regardless of how many followers they had.<\/p>\n<p>Experts have raised\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/elon-musk-twitter-inc-technology-social-media-e149b458b153f53268c00ad2a757cf14\" class=\"icon none\">grave concerns about upending the platform\u2019s verification system<\/a>\u00a0that, while not perfect, has helped Twitter\u2019s 238 million daily users determine whether the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/elon-musk-spacex-twitter-inc-technology-racial-injustice-a293ceb59d58a4dd37c0d43adab2e5d9\" class=\"icon none\">accounts they were getting information from were authentic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The latest update demonstrates how quickly Musk is moving to transform the social media platform that purchased for $44 billion. In the week since he formally took control of the site, the billionaire has fired nearly half its staff along with most of its top managers, a move which Twitter founder Jack Dorsey apologized for on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>See: \u2018I own the responsibility for why everyone is in this situation\u2019: Twitter founder Jack Dorsey apologizes for layoffs<\/p>\n<p>Twitter is pushing ahead with its new verification system only days for the U.S. midterms elections on Tuesday, causing some current and former employees to question whether the site will have the resources to keep crucial systems like content moderation running effectively.  <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <em>The Associated Press contributed to this report. <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>    <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author mobile-scrim hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Clive McKeef\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[,{\"type\":\"link\",\"icon\":\"twitter\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CliveMcKeef\",\"text\":\"@CliveMcKeef\"},{\"type\":\"link\",\"icon\":\"email\",\"url\":\"mailto:clive.mckeef@marketwatch.com\",\"text\":\"clive.mckeef@marketwatch.com\"}]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Clive_McKeef\"><\/span>Clive McKeef<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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