Twitter, which was dominated by billionaire businessman Elon Musk for a huge budget of $ 44 billion, continues to do “stupid” things, as Elon Musk stated. Recent developments reveal that the “gray tick”, which entered our lives a few days ago and was removed within hours, has returned.
In the statements made on Twitter, it was stated that in addition to the blue tick, the ‘gray tick’ badge will also appear on the accounts. Government, company, politician, influencer etc. It was said that real accounts could be distinguished from Twitter Blue’s blue tick, with the feature that will come to the prominent verified accounts. The controversial feature was first released and then removed. Now it has been reactivated.
It appears on some accounts, not on others!
In our checks, we see that the gray ticks on Twitter are not activated for all accounts. Because the account belonging to the New York Times, which is a verified account, has a gray tick. However, when we look at our own account as Webtekno, or many ‘approved’ accounts around the world, there is no such badge. The reason for this is not clear.
“Twitter will do a lot of stupid things in the coming months”
Musk, in a post he made on his own account after first posting and then removing the gray tick, said that Twitter will continue to do ‘stupid’ things in the coming months, saying that they will keep the things that work and change the ones that don’t: “Twitter will do a lot of stupid things in the coming months. Please remember to do. We’ll keep what works and replace what doesn’t.”
This is how gray teak was originally announced:
“Many people have asked how you can distinguish between Twitter Blue subscribers with a blue tick and officially verified accounts, so when we launch the app, we are introducing the “Official” hashtag for selected accounts.”
“Not all previously verified accounts will receive the ‘Official’ tag and tags cannot be purchased. Accounts receivable include government accounts, commercial companies, business partners, major media outlets, broadcasters, and some public figures.”
“The new Twitter Blue does not include authentication. The service is an optional paid subscription with a blue checkmark and access to certain features. We will continue to experiment with ways to differentiate between account types.”
The turmoil on Twitter helped the competitors: Tumblr will sell blue ticks with a one-time payment of $ 7.99!
The turmoil on Twitter is most beneficial to its competitors. So much so that the forgotten Tumblr began to host famous names such as Ryan Reynolds and Lynda Carter after Twitter passed to Elon Musk. As such, a remarkable move came from Tumblr.
Tumblr did not offer user verification until now. At the last point, this situation has changed. Users will be able to purchase a verified account badge with a one-time payment of $ 7.99. In this case, Tumblr is a few steps ahead of Twitter. Because users will make a one-time payment instead of the monthly payment on Twitter.
So why does Twitter need a gray tick?
The new gray tick badge will distinguish between those who actually donated money to Twitter and switched to a verified account, and today’s ‘real’ verified accounts. Because the blue tick can now be purchased for any account by anyone paying for Twitter. So this badge will now only show that a user has paid Twitter.
The gray tick badge has the same requirements as today’s accounts with blue ticks. These accounts will be real accounts verified with documents and will only be with important people and organizations.
But there are also some risks:
The gray tick will not be given to all users who have a blue tick today. Here, too, things get mixed up. Anyone who gives money to Twitter will be able to receive a blue tick for an account impersonating someone else. At the same time, the account that really belongs to this person will also have a blue tick confirmation. Therefore, users will now have a harder time distinguishing between real and fake accounts.
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