“With disinformation as an issue that a lot of platforms are struggling with, verification is one of the ways that journalists, academic researchers and some users use to filter out disinformation or low quality information,” Wexler said. Nu Wexler, former Twitter Head of Global Policy Communications, told the BBC that charging users a monthly fee for the blue check could “make it harder to spot disinformation.” The service, up until November, had been free.Īt the time, according to the BBC, Musk said the new fee was “essential to defeat spam/scam.” He added that “paid users would have priority in replies and searches, and half as many advertisements.”Ĭritics expressed concern that the “move could make it harder to identify reliable sources.” It’s too early to tell if this news will be received with the same outrage that accompanied Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s announcement that Twitter “blue checks” would have to pony up $8 per month to maintain their “verified” status.
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