Musk has given the go-ahead to the new subscription.
The new service went live on Wednesday after a one-day delay due to the elections.
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Users get what they want. It's the blue verification badge. Even though they aren't doing anything to verify if the person is who they say they are, that's the main draw.
What other things do they get? As of now...nothing. Priority placement in replies, the ability to post longer videos, and 50 percent less ads in your feed are all going to be available soon.
There is a feature that has not been announced. Since Musk announced the $8 verification service, there has been a mocking "this mf paid forTwitter" meme.
The "this mf paid for Twitter" meme has been very popular on the social media platform since Elon Musk announced his $8 vision. Credit: Mashable screenshot / Twitter
The blue checkmark was paid for by a group of people. Simply go to a verified user's profile page and tap on the blue checkmark to find out.
You will see this if the user was part of the prior verification system.
This prompt shows up when clicking the blue checkmark for actual legacy verified Twitter users. Credit: Mashable screenshot / Twitter
You will see this if the account is only verified because they paid $8 for it.
This is what Twitter displays after tapping on a blue checkmark that someone paid for. Credit: Mashable screenshot / Twitter
That was paid for by the mf.
Even if it's quite funny, it's good news that they're differentiating. It's not clear how many people will know to click the blue checkmark to see if the user is a legit member.
The blue checkmark is rendered useless by the new subscription service, which launches on the same day as the experiment with a second official tick.
If you scroll through the live public feed, you'll see that a lot of low-followed social media "influencer" accounts are diving in to pay for the service.
The person I found laughing at the absurdity of their 35 follower account being verified was my favourite.
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Although this seems to be a bug, a few people who paid for verification complained that they were unable to change their display name after signing up for the service.
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Users who used to subscribe to the cheaper version of the service will be given a blue checkmark without having to upgrade at the moment.
The "chief twit" explained to advertisers that if a subscriber impersonated a brand, they would be suspended and the company would keep their $8. Musk doesn't seem to have an answer for how to deal with the problem of new accounts being created by scam artists.
Projections based on available data do not seem to bode well for Musk.
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