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Re:Elon's first big move: pay to remain verified on Twitter by anecdotal1 on Sunday October 30, 2022 @05:37PM (#33399005)
I'll pay $5 to be verified and then hopefully have an option to filter out every account that isn't verified
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Re:Elon's first big move: pay to remain verified on Twitter by Nomentatus on Sunday October 30, 2022 @06:01PM (#33399283)
Indeed. As Hubert Humphrey said: "Everyone has a right to speak, but nobody has the right to be heard."

Okay I'm wrong. The correct quote is: “The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously.” ― Hubert H. Humphrey

Maybe if he'd lived into the internet age, he'd have gone with my quote. There ain't time to hear everybody on the net, or Twitter.

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Re:Elon's first big move: pay to remain verified on Twitter by gonzo41 on Sunday October 30, 2022 @07:03PM (#33399969)
That option should be free though. The 90, 9, 1 rule applies strongly to twitter. Elon and team should try and milk the 1% for a lot of cash and make the experience pleasant for the 90% who just read it all.
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Re:Elon's first big move: pay to remain verified on Twitter by anecdotal1 on Monday October 31, 2022 @08:25PM (#33415342)
Oh sure the filter should be free for everyone, why not. It just makes the verified accounts even more valuable
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