Tumblr mocks Twitter verification with \u201cImportant Blue Internet Checkmarks\u201d tumblr | TwitterThe ability to purchase a blue checkmark on Twitter has stirred a good deal of controversy on the popular social media platform, and Tumblr has capitalized on that by offering blue checkmarks of their own. Recent changes at Twitter have caused some unrest on the platform. Allowing users to pay for a verification check via Twitter Blue has brought its fair share of controversy. Users are paying for verification and impersonating celebrities and other big names on Twitter. While it\u2019s still possible to distinguish who is and isn\u2019t verified upon closer inspection of someone\u2019s account, the impact of that twitter verification has been somewhat lessened. Tumblr has mocked Twitter in the form of one-upmanship by offering not one, but two checkmarks that users can put on their blog for the same price as Twitter Blue, $7.99 USD. Tumblr now offers two blue checkmarks for users Before Twitter Blue, getting a verification check mark on Twitter was a fairly rigorous process. Not only did users require proof of identity, but also a way to verify their importance in their field. Elon Musk\u2019s acquisition of Twitter came with a plan to monetize this part of Twitter, and the fact that users can see whether or not an account has been verified via traditional means hasn\u2019t stopped some users from impersonating others by purchasing a checkmark. To make fun of the situation, Tumblr has offered its own alternative: Important Blue Internet Checkmarks. Tumblr claims that two checkmarks are \u201ca steal at $7.99\u201d, a direct jab at Twitter Blue\u2019s pricing. And this isn\u2019t just a joke, either. Important Blue Internet Checkmarks can be directly purchased by Tumblr users. Upon clicking the link in the tweet, Tumblr users are given the option to purchase checkmarks that attach to their blog. Users that purchase these blue checkmarks are assured that they can \u201cbe an important person on the internet!\u201d, and that they\u2019ll \u201cstand out from the rest by displaying not one, but two blue checkmarks next to your blog name.\u201d The implementation of this new feature has come with some side effects, chief among them being that these blue checkmarks stack. Users willing to pay multiple times can get more and more check marks next to their name. Found this out, it stacks! I don\u2019t think it\u2019s supposed to do that but hey it\u2019s a plus \u00af\\_(\u30c4)_\/\u00af pic.twitter.com\/1KwgQcvLm5 \u2014 \ud83c\udf75 Tea Mage \ud83c\udf75 (@SleepyTeaMage) November 10, 2022 While the implementation of check marks is sure to sow its own seeds of chaos on Tumblr, there\u2019s no verification attached to the checkmarks. It\u2019s only, as the Tumblr announcement puts it, a \u201ccoveted status symbol\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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