1/If Twitter proceeds to charge for verification, it will effectively deplatform (or demote) tens or hundreds of thousands of journalists, compounding the problem that citizens lack access to trusted, reliable information.
2/And yes, there are “journalists” who are verified who shouldn’t be endorsed, and that will also be a major problem, especially now. For my part, I had opportunities to pursue it years ago when it required pulling strings. I did not, as I didn’t think it was egalitarian.
3/And I figured I could wait in line until there is a fair, sane process. I’m still waiting. And for those that missed it, here’s my piece on what’s going on.
davetroy.medium.com/no-elon-and-ja…
davetroy.medium.com/no-elon-and-ja…
4/The amount of money that can be realized from charging for verification (tens of millions annually) pales in comparison to Twitter’s $3.7bn annual revenue, so it’s rather immaterial. The reason to do it is to harm journalism and promote nonsense.
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