Elon Musk will resume the measure when there is “a high level of trust” to prevent identity theft
Social network Twitter has indefinitely postponed the relaunch of the platform’s payment verification service after announcing it would be ready on November 29.
This has been announced by the company’s owner, billionaire Elon Musk, who has detailed that ‘Twitter Blue’ features will return when there is “a high level of trust” to prevent identity theft.
“The relaunch of ‘Blue Verified’ will be delayed until there is a high level of confidence to stop the spoofing,” Musk said on his Twitter account.
In this sense, the South African magnate has pointed out that a different color verification is likely to be used for organizations than for individuals.
Musk’s decision comes after several days in which users of the social network who had opted to pay $7.99 per month indicated that they would not be able to access “Twitter Blue’s” features.
The new payment model proposed by the billionaire was allegedly suspended after countless users obtained authentication to impersonate entities of recognized prestige, harming the reputation of companies or public figures.
As it did until it stopped working, “Twitter Blue” includes additional features that only its subscribers can access. Among them, to customize the icon of the “app” itself and the theme of your account, activate the reading mode or create folders with items saved from the profile, as well as pre-access features that are being tested , such as editing the tweets. The plan also offers fewer ads.
Meanwhile, one of the most significant changes is the meaning of the blue tick. The badge no longer referred only to accounts that were verified as “active, noteworthy and authentic”, but also indicated that the account had an active subscription to ‘Twitter Blue’, as the company explains on its page dedicated to subscriptions.
Source: La Verdad
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