Now nobody can tell if you paid for Twitter or not.
    • MeanEYE@lemmy.worldEnglish
      29·
      11 months ago

      I would assume that’s because, at least partially, because there’s an abundance of addons which automatically block blue checks.

      • jonne@infosec.pubEnglish
        25·
        11 months ago

        It wouldn’t be so bad if they didn’t also give them more weight in the algorithm. Any time you load a thread with more than a few comments, there’s like 5 trolls on top with bullshit comments.

    • Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      132·
      11 months ago

      There are other reasons too.

      I’m not ashamed of being moderator on a online forum but I don’t want it to show next to my name when I’m not moderating.

      I’m also not ashamed that my truck is a 4x4 but I still don’t want the badge on my tailgate.