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Twitter said to delay changes to check mark badges until after midterm election

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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/06/technology/twitter-verification-check-marks.html
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Twitter Said to Delay Changes to Check Mark Badges Until After Midterms

Users and employees had raised concerns that Elon Musk’s plan to give check marks to those who paid a monthly fee could be misused to sow discord.

@goodblue Probably GOP politicians asked Elon to do this because they are afraid of massive last minute trolling. Musk wouldn't listen to requests from anyone else.