The diaspora of Twitter users to other social networks has led to sudden growth in sites such as: Tumblr, which does not ignore the origin of its recent success. So much so that the platform went further and wanted to touch the wound and created the wound. Important Blue Internet Checkmarks.
In the free translation, the novelty might be called “important blue internet badges” and is a direct reference to the fiasco of Twitter verification badges. For the same $8 monthly fee charged by Elon Musk, you can buy not one but two of these stamps to add to your Tumblr name.
The main differences are that the purchase is made with a single payment of $8 instead of a monthly fee, and Tumblr assumes these badges are completely useless. Also, checkmarks are cumulative: some users already have at least 10 checkmarks next to their name.
“This is not a verification status; Important Blue Internet Checkmark that is also legal in 2022.” – says a footnote in the description of the seals. “Meanwhile, Important Blue Internet Checkmarks could become a bunch of crabs at any time.” – ends the text with a reference to an old April Fools’ joke on the platform.
Tumblr does not verify and does not consider verification.
Tumblr does not verify their accounts, and the joke of the moment indicates that even with so many new users added recently (including celebrities like Ryan Reynolds and Lynda Carter), they have no plans to change this policy.
To be honest, Twitter’s $8 per month fee isn’t just for the verification badge, it also gives you the other benefits of Twitter Blue and a new “priority” commitment to your posts. However, the Tumblr joke focuses on adding badges to that signature as an instant bonus, giving up the all-purpose verification process.
Source: Tec Mundo
