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Re:Twitter claims dead celebs are subscribing to Blue from b... by joegahona on Monday April 24, 2023 @05:41PM (#35693669)
The "preferential positioning" seems to be just a belief at this point. Anecdotally I've seen far more people saying they've seen no difference in Tweet engagement since subscribing.

But I agree with you -- it's the belief they'll get preferential positioning that crypto grifters, SEO lunatics, and marketing slimeballs are banking on.

Personas of people who would buy Blue at this point fall into a few buckets:

• The aforementioned group of users hoping for preferential positioning

• People who simply want to show support for Elon/Twitter by paying

• People who are desperate for a blue check, to feel important

• People who find value in the features of Twitter Blue (which, if we're honest, are meager)

Lots of overlap in these -- e.g., I think people who are desperate for a blue check are claiming to be subscribed because of the Twitter Blue features -- a modern take on "I read Playboy for the articles."

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Re:Twitter claims dead celebs are subscribing to Blue from b... by mgiannopoulos on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @03:22AM (#35697510)
This happened today: “Verified accounts are now prioritized” - https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1650731557164818437?s=20

It has been kind of crazy to see people be mad that their “for you” feed was filled with promoted “blue checks” when no such change had been done yet.

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Re:Twitter claims dead celebs are subscribing to Blue from b... by Pxtl on Tuesday April 25, 2023 @11:42AM (#35702042)
It was very obviously happening in replies, which is different from "For You". The reply system had a different sorting algorithm that AFAIK prioritized verified accounts even before Elon came along. It was very visible now that the "pay for verify" system was available where you'd have a viral tweet with a solid wall of verified replies for pages before you'd see the far-more-popular unverified replies. The quality hit was bad enough I wouldn't be surprised if Twitter is quietly turning down the weighting of Verified in replies, because it's so extreme.
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