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Re:Twitter claims dead celebs are subscribing to Blue from b... by sjm on Monday April 24, 2023 @11:05AM (#35688520)
Twitter is explicitly communicating that dead celebrities have actively subscribed (paid $8/month) and verified a phone number, which is just inaccurate. At the least, they should have just left the legacy copy, because this is tasteless.
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Re:Twitter claims dead celebs are subscribing to Blue from b... by mrozbarry on Monday April 24, 2023 @11:38AM (#35688996)
I'm not convinced this is tasteless - dead celebrities may still have people that manage their affairs and accounts, and they could have subscribed. I know that doesn't cover all cases, but I think the journalism of this article is at least poor and doesn't consider all cases.
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Re:Twitter claims dead celebs are subscribing to Blue from b... by burnished on Monday April 24, 2023 @01:08PM (#35690351)
It feels ghoulish because it doesnt read as something done for their memory but something done using their memory.
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