Re:The new Twitter is changing rapidly – study it before it'...
by philwelch on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @08:01PM
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> Notability isn't the same as credibility.
I agree, which is why I am disputing the claim that the legacy bluecheck system was one of the "credibility signals that once helped users".
> Blue checks used to be useful so that you knew whether or not the person you were interacting with was who they said they were and had some cultural importance.
It was a status symbol for celebrities and corporate journalists. And it's not a status symbol that anyone else respected.
I agree, which is why I am disputing the claim that the legacy bluecheck system was one of the "credibility signals that once helped users".
> Blue checks used to be useful so that you knew whether or not the person you were interacting with was who they said they were and had some cultural importance.
It was a status symbol for celebrities and corporate journalists. And it's not a status symbol that anyone else respected.