@GreenFire imagine if  instance would offer such tiers via  , #flattr, #kachingle or  like the "priority queue" on 2b2t.

One thing we've to also account for is that #TwitterBlue and #TwitterGold are the only ways to get #API restrictions lifted, and I'm quite convinced major news outlets like @heiseonline or @ntv got those #GoldBadges for free as they would've likely threatened to quit #Twitter if they can't continue to use their toolchain to post stuff...