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Twitter's new Verified service will include gold checks for companies, Elon Musk confirms

Twitter plans to launch its updated Verified program next Friday with manual authentication and different colored check marks for different types of users, Elon Musk has

."Gold check for companies, grey check for government, blue for individuals and all verified accounts will be manually authenticated before check activates," he said. that Twitter would"probably use [a] different color check for organizations than individuals." However, this is the first time he's revealed what those colors will likely be. It's not clear if all verified users including government and industry will have to pay Twitter Blue fee of $8 per month.

Musk originally launched his new verification program with the idea that anyone who joins Twitter Blue for $8 a month would get a blue checkmark. As many predicted, though, the system quickly became a

 

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This whole saga is gross

Gold Checks...as in MONEY Checks? LOL

Twitter caste system.

🥱

Next step: platinum

Everyone is equal. Except companies, which are gold. Or ppl who pay more, which are platinum. Or my friends, which are diamond.

I hope they come back with a subscription for Blue but without the check mark. I just want the ability to edit.

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Musk says Twitter to launch 'Verified' service next week with a 'gold check' for companiesElon Musk said the Twitter 'Verified' service would have a 'gold check' for companies, a grey colored one for government accounts and a blue one for individuals. Ooooo, if they implement a rule that if you post a lie you loose your gold star! Excellent. So elonmusk, you dumped the old system because it was aristocratic and then replaced the system that gives off a much bigger aristocratic vibe than the old one?
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