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Re:Eli Lilly pulls millions in Twitter advertising after fak... by theshrike79 on Monday November 14, 2022 @04:00PM (#33600958)
The only thing they had to do was have someone's nephew draw a different symbol for the $8 tier and use that instead of the very well known Verified badge.

That's it. This whole debacle would've been instantly avoided.

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Re:Eli Lilly pulls millions in Twitter advertising after fak... by sangnoir on Monday November 14, 2022 @05:07PM (#33601944)
True, but who wants the dollar-store version if the verification mark? Twitter is/was selling the prestige of the badge and what it represents to some, specifically "I am a notable individual". Any other symbol would only mean "I paid $8 for this", and my guess is that isn't quite as compelling.
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Re:Eli Lilly pulls millions in Twitter advertising after fak... by theshrike79 on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @06:18AM (#33607830)
Then take the old blue mark and make it ... green like the money you paid for it? :)
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