Indeed. I understand calling Twitter out for their hypocrisy in regards to the checkmark's meaning, but free speech isn't being affected by the checkmark being removed.
While it was unfortunate that folks got their verified ticks removed, it’s been hilarious to see some bungloafs act like it’s an attack on their free speech. We all accepted the terms and conditions when creating our accounts. Twitter doesn’t owe us anything. Adapt or bounce.
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I have more social reach than a great deal of verified accounts I’ve encountered here; it does nothing save show folks that you’re the official you.
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I would suggest keeping your old account.
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It's just odd that Twitter is reacting to morons who honestly thought that the blue check mark was an endorsement by catering to those same drooling imbeciles.
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It’s not a decision I would have made.
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Its 2017 and i still dont understand why anyone gives a fuck about some tick next to their name
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It’s fun!
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It is strategic fuckery. Adapt or bounce is the only option, but the play on their end is shady and ill intentioned. It’s not bad to point it out
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I understand. I think they need to be fair about this and hold the other side accountable as well.
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One of the interesting things to come out of it is the apparent hypocrisy and imbalance. Some accounts targeted, others not.
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I agree.
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also, blue checkmarks are douchebags.
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They most definitely are.
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Who even cares about a tick anyways?
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I would love one. Get that official feeling.
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I can understand that. To me it's not the end of the world though.
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Well they kind of changed those TOS a few weeks ago to activity off twitter, the only accts being de verified are conservative or right wing while hollywood rapists keep theirs-the hypocrisy is what pisses me off.
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All terms and conditions (ironclad ones at least) have a clause in there that suggests that the terms can change at any point.
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Even though you're 100% correct, don't you think it is very dishonest? It's like building a house following the rules whereafter the legislator changes the rules and say you have to destroy your house because it is not respecting the changed rules.
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Yeah, bars are the same, "we reserve the right to refuse service"
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Except when you are a Christian bakery refusing service to a gay couple.
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Ahh, very true!
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I'm ok with wgat you say though, but we could witness clear double standards over the past 2 years. As long as these exist I will call these out.
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