Jeff JarvisApr 23, 2023
If I were a celebrity now stuck with the blue checkmark of the #EightBuckSchmuck, I'd sue Elon for defamation.
Elon Caves, Gives Blue Checks Back to Twitter’s Biggest Celebs https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musks-backs-off-legacy-checkmark-purge-re-verifies-platforms-biggest-celebs?source=twitter&via=desktop via @thedailybeast
Elon Musk Backs Off ‘Legacy Checkmark’ Purge, Re-Verifies Platform’s Biggest Celebs

Across Twitter on Saturday, some of the platform’s biggest names expressed surprise when their fickle checkmarks suddenly reappeared.

The Daily Beast
Show threadBrian PierceApr 23, 2023
@jeffjarvis I spent a few minutes going back to my Twitter account and blocking everyone I follow/am followed with a blue checkmark. Doubt any celebrity will know or care about me but if enough treat it as a mark of shame, they'll leave the #nazibar. The smaller accounts paying for it may notice first. #eightbuckschmuck
Show threadBrian Pierce
I didn't have the heart to block #normmacdonald on #twitter for being an #eightbuckschmuck since he's dead and all..
Apr 23, 2023 at 8:28pmWeb