Ludwig, Valkyrae, Banks & more unhappy after Elon Musk changes Twitter verification YouTube: 100 Thieves, Ludwig \/ Instagram: banksInfluencers aren\u2019t happy with Elon Musk\u2019s recent changes to Twitter\u2019s verification system, with names like Ludwig, Valkyrae, and even FaZe Banks speaking out against the adjustments. Tesla CEO Elon Musk is now the official owner of Twitter \u2014 and things are getting off to a rocky start. Most notable among Musk\u2019s changes to the popular social media platform is a massive shift in how \u2018verification\u2019 works. Previously, users would have to apply for verification, which would give them a blue checkmark denoting them as the legitimate owner of their account. This was generally reserved for public figures, companies, journalists, and the like \u2014 but with Musk\u2019s new system in place, any user can purchase verification for $8 a month starting November 9 via Twitter Blue. The Twitter Blue verification system did, however, denote whether or not users had purchased their checkmark or had been verified beforehand as an \u201cofficial\u201d account, but Musk quickly rolled back that decision. That being said, many previously verified users are finding their \u2018verified\u2019 tab is now filled with new Twitter Blue subscribers and not their previously verified \u2018mutuals.\u2019 Influencers speak out against Elon Musk\u2019s new Twitter verification changes Influencers are at the forefront of these changes, which have sparked some dissent among top streamers and content creators. YouTube star Ludwig was one of those to speak out against Twitter\u2019s verification tweaks. \u201cI realize the only reason I liked the checkmark was because the verification tab acted like a mutuals tab,\u201d he wrote. \u201cGetting big likes is cool and all, but as a dude who plays video games in his basement most of the time, it\u2019s nice to keep up relationships with friends I know.\u201d Fellow streamer Valkyrae also expressed some confusion on the new verification changes, asking \u201cWhy [are] there a bunch of anime pfp accounts saying \u2018Hey lol\u2019 in my verified tab?!\u201d Even FaZe Banks spoke out on the matter, expressing some distaste at feeling as though his previously verified status doesn\u2019t hold as much weight in light of the new Twitter Blue system. \u201cI\u2019m not exactly sure what sparked your distaste for the OG blue check mark, but for some of us, it represented some level of achievement\/ validation,\u201d he said in response to Elon Musk. \u201cFeels a little participation trophy-esque. I was told I was a loser \/ moron for playing video games and tweeting so much. This helped.\u201d For now, it\u2019s clear that a lot of influencers aren\u2019t happy with Musk\u2019s changes to Twitter as the platform continues to evolve under its new ownership. These are just the latest big names to speak against Twitter\u2019s verification system after Doja Cat asked Elon Musk to change her name back when she called herself \u2018Christmas\u2019 in celebration of the holidays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ludwig, Valkyrae, Banks & more unhappy after Elon Musk changes Twitter verification YouTube: 100 Thieves, Ludwig \/ Instagram: banksInfluencers aren\u2019t happy with Elon Musk\u2019s recent changes to Twitter\u2019s verification system, with names like Ludwig, Valkyrae, and even FaZe Banks speaking out against the adjustments. Tesla CEO Elon Musk is now the official owner of Twitter […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54685"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54685\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}