Barely gone, blue certification badges are already back on Twitter 🐦

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Last Thursday, Twitter ended the old account certification system, which gave the right to a blue badge. Normally, only Twitter Blue subscribers would be entitled to this badge. However, this weekend there were some changes.

Some accounts regained their certifications, without paying😯

Stars no longer want the blue badge equally awarded to the deceased🤬

As explained above, having the blue badge on Twitter means that one is subscribed to Twitter Blue. And to be one, the user has to have their phone number verified and of course pay the monthly subscription fee. After Twitter’s announcement to remove the old certification method, many people protested and said they would not pay for the subscription once their badge was removed. They were surprised when they saw the badge reappear, with the mention that they had verified their number and paid.

By reinstating the old blue badges, Elon Musk is contradicting himself, as he had claimed that the new paid certification was equal. Moreover, systematically displaying that the user has paid for Twitter Blue, even though this is not always the case, gives unjustified prestige to the new verification system. So far, the new certification system has only attracted 5% of the 407,000 profiles that benefited from the old certification method, according to researcher Travis Brown. The vice goes even further, as the profiles of deceased people like Chadwick Boseman or Kobe Bryant show that their numbers have been verified.

Many personalities are currently trying to have this new mandatory badge removed. So we are not yet at the end of our surprises.

Sources : The Verge, Le Monde