Faced with the proliferation of fake accounts, Twitter reinstated Friday as the badge’s greatest cacophony.”officialcertify certain profiles and suspend its paid authentication system. “To combat identity theft, we’ve added an acronym “official» on some accounts“The influential platform that Elon Musk bought on October 28 for 44 billion dollars is written on Twitter. This gray logo appeared under the profile of many advertisers, and also, briefly, on the @Twitter account.
It was first introduced on the social network on Wednesday, but was quickly deleted by its new boss, the capricious owner of Tesla and SpaceX. Elon Musk has sought to create another authentication system for a fee of about $8 a month since becoming the head of Twitter. “Twitter Blue:allows anyone to obtain a blue badge of authenticity, which until now was reserved for organizations and individuals with a certain reputation. But its introduction in the US this week has been accompanied by an increase in accounts from celebrities or major corporations. A fake LeBron James or Joe Biden tweeted the name of a basketball star or the President of the United States.
Drug company Eli Lilly was forced to apologize Thursday after a successful tweet from an account under its name featured a blue sign promising free insulin. Couldn’t seem to subscribe on Friday”Twitter Blue:» on the website or through the mobile application. An internal message published by some US media said the service had been suspended.to address fraud issues“. Since buying Twitter, Elon Musk has laid off half of its 7,500 employees and launched a series of military projects, including a redesign of paid subscriptions.
“Please note that Twitter is going to do a lot of stupid things in the coming months. We’ll keep what works and change what doesn’t– warned the billionaire. On Thursday evening, the American competition agency (FTC) sent him a rare warning. “We follow the latest developments on Twitter with great concern. No CEO or company is above the lawsaid one of its spokespersons.
Source: Le Figaro
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