False and misleading posts about the Ukraine conflict continue to go viral on major social media platforms, as Russia's invasion of the country extends beyond 500 days.
Some of the most widely shared examples can be found on Twitter, posted by subscribers with a blue tick, who pay for their content to be promoted to other users.
Elmo's randomly fluctuating #Twitter#BlueTick policy is like someone hastily putting up, then removing and moving, emergency exit signs on an Escher staircase that's on fire.
Day 177 and #Twitter users are surprised that #ElonMusk’s decision to remove #bluecheck validation is causing chaos and the creation of impersonation accounts. That could never have been predicted?
#Decentralized#SocialMedia is the solution for exposure to willful and arbitrary behavior by egomaniacal billionaires
“Twitter’s approach may help its business, but won’t help people identify who or what is worth listening to and the danger is that it will ultimately degrade trust that is critical for long-term sustainability”
I don't usually repost things from the other place, but @iandunt on the loss of his blue tick is absolutely priceless.
"Anyway, if you ever think someone's impersonating me, just watch out for how many times they say cunt. If it's less than once a day, they're having you on. Accept no cunt substitutes."
😂 #BlueTick#SpaceKaren
An online system of #verification should show one thing and one thing only: that someone is who they say they are. #Twitter’s old verification system showed that someone was notable by some ill-defined and non-transparent criterion. The new one shows they have a paid subscription. So neither achieves that goal. #BlueTick