As if we weren’t stunned enough by the cataract changes that Elon Musk has implemented on Twitter over the past two weeks, the social network has taken a turn again. In that the ability to follow Twitter Blue has been disabled just a couple of days after release.
The situation was reported by several users who noted that it was no longer possible to connect to the service, which costs $7.99 per month and has Check blue is confirmed as a big star. The Twitter Blue join feature was previously available in the sidebar of the iOS app, but is no longer available.
Some people have reported that they still see the button, but when they click on it, a message is displayed warning that the subscription will be available in your country in the future. “Looks like Twitter canceled the launch of the new $7.99 Twitter Blue subscription. I checked the API and the in-app purchase is no longer showing up in production,” said analyst Jane Manchun Wong.
It’s currently unknown why the ability to sign up for Twitter Blue was canceled given Elon Musk’s push for mass verification to get it out to the public as quickly as possible. In any case, it is not difficult to imagine that this could be related to chaos through fake accounts that got access to verified status.
Over the past 48 hours, there has been a significant influx of profiles posing as journalists, executives, companies, celebrities and athletes taking advantage of the fact that all accounts that have joined Twitter Blue have been verified. So we’ve seen “LeBron James” announce that he asked to be transferred from the Los Angeles Lakers, or “Nintendo” posting an image of Mario making an obscene gesture, among many other instances.
Twitter disables Twitter Blue subscription
Although many may think that this trolling and nothing more, the real situation is far from it. The confusion that has arisen among the public since the introduction of Twitter Blue is just awful. Previously, the blue verification mark was a signal that we were facing a legitimate and official profile. Now it doesn’t mean anything anymore.
So far, the measures that Elon Musk has identified to correct the situation they were as useless as they were confusing. In recent days, Twitter started using a double-check system with a gray “Official” mark, but dropped it within a few hours. And if the situation did not give more dizziness, then today he decided to re-introduce it without further explanation.
It is true that there are already tools that allow you to check which users have paid for Twitter Blue to determine if they are legitimate checks or designed to promote possible false accounts. However, it is still the solution to a problem that should never have existed and that the social network has created.
The situation is very dynamic and can change from one moment to the next.. Perhaps even Twitter Blue will become available again shortly after the publication of this article. Anything can happen in Elon Musk’s realm, and the tycoon himself has made it clear. “Keep in mind that Twitter will be doing a lot of stupid things in the coming months. We will keep what works and change what doesn’t work,” he wrote.
If what we have seen in these two weeks is repeated for months, The situation on Twitter will remain mysterious. Let’s see if there will be at least control over the verification chaos when Twitter Blue subscriptions are restarted.
Source: Hiper Textual
