Yeah I got this impression too. Depends how they will run the verification department. Given their recent cut backs it will be interesting anyway.

The real concern seems to be if the blue tick will actually hold any value anymore. To give a gaming analogy it's become pay to win.

There is absolutely zero verification now and hundreds of people have bought the blue check and named their account things like Elon Musk. Some of them have been banned after reports but there's like 14 people left doing moderation so god speed to that team.

He said twitter is garbage bc all the bots and crypto is garbage bc it's only for scams. Now the guy owns Twitter (by force) and pumps'n'dumps crypto. Integrity at its best.

There have been blue check-marked fake Elon Musks even before the rollout. The blue check was hard to get but it did never really help to ensure authenticity.

Does it? I didn't see it in my reading.

> Musk tweeted Saturday in response to a question about the risk of impostors impersonating verified profiles — such as politicians and election officials — that “Twitter will suspend the account attempting impersonation and keep the money!”

To me, this sounds like a reactive approach. Whereas previous verification was proactive prevention.