Twitter has been under Elon Musk's control for barely a week, and as well as laying off thousands of workers, it appears his plan to start charging verified usersBut his push to improve Twitter's finances has prompted social media experts to warn he risks allowing more scams and disinformation on the platform., a social networking app with 20 million users, tells Insider."The company is now owned and run by one person.
Kit Chapman of Falmouth University's School of Communication in southwest England, tells Insider that the risks of making"Verification has nothing to do with wealth, and everything to do with credibility," he says. "Many journalists can't afford to pay almost $100 [a year] to prove who they are, and as soon as stories begin to spread beyond a user's immediate followers, this can have a devastating effect on recognizing trustworthy, reputable sources.
"The second problem is that, by extending verification to everyone, it's possible to spoof accounts: anyone can change their photo and name to appear to be, say, Elon Musk – imagine that happening with a verified sticker next to it. You'd have to be extra careful not to get taken in by a fake." Hate speech has always been a problem for social media platforms, Chapman says."Social media is rife with coded language, false accounts set up to spread disinformation, and cunning use of free-speech to misdirect and derail honest debate."
As Chapman puts it, free speech advocates love to talk about speech"as if it is somehow disconnected from action", but the recent attack on
So true , this blue tick thing is a real issue
This is nothing but ridiculous gaslighting. A) If you can't afford $8 a month (the cost of ONE latte), you're not a bona fide journalist*. B) All the new system has to do is verify one account for one verified handle. If that account changes their handle, the check disappears.
elonmusk please buy the leftist Business insider and set a balanced rational business journal. And blue light special, 69.00 per year for verified!!!
Business insider, You are not trustworthy! Have a good life!
Free Speech with misinformation is better than censored speech bearing what few would call “the truth”.
That’s actually a good thing bc it was really broken.
You guys from media outlets seem afraid of Elon. Dont you like competition?
You should be suspended for lies, just like you enjoy cancelling others. You’re trash
Business insider is dead and it is a scam.
Elon needs to ban Business Insider for Hew disinformation.
Yet you are still tweeting just fine...
More fear mongering from the hateful left
To hell with you business insider. You like cancel culture...you're cancelled.
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Twitter is not dead. Why are you still tweeting? take a break and chill.
Why is Axel so against free speech? Oh….
Twitter may be reborn
Elon Musk set on destructive ego trip. Twitter Either bird flies away or caged in.
It's quite fascinating to see how the battle lines are being drawn over what Twitter might be like under elonmusk
😂🤣😂🤣😂
It should be dead, it sucked. That’s why Elon took over !!
Dont know. Feels pretty much the same to me still. 🤷🏻♂️
elonmusk Pay users to interact with ads. They can earn more for higher levels of interaction. Max if the click through to a sale. Advertisers would love it. People would love it. Twitter’s a gold mine.
Another guy “you can bait with a tweet”. 🤣
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