If everyone is verified, no one is verified
Twitter has been good to me. It’s a direct line to readers, a shared workspace for writers and creators, an audience that gets my snark – it’s also part of my professional origin story. But the bird is hurting, and that hurts to see. I can exp.....»»
Tesla rolls out Steam game support for newest vehicle models
Over 6,000 "Deck Verified" games are now playable on the 17-inch central console. Enlarge / Drive through the Lands Between in style... (credit: Aurich Lawson / Tesla / FromSoft) The newest models of Tesla's electric veh.....»»
Twitter relaunches option to pay for blue check marks
Twitter on Monday relaunched an option for users who pay for its subscription service to receive a coveted "blue check," one month after the company was forced to pull the feature amid a wave of "verified" accounts pretending to be brands and high-pr.....»»
Twitter verified accounts will actually be verified, says Musk; multiple checkmark colors
Elon Musk has today announced an innovative solution to the problem of impersonation: Twitter verified accounts will actually be verified. Additionally, there will now be three different checkmark colors, for your chroma-based pleasure … more….....»»
Twitter attempts to sort out verification system with new badges
In a bid to sort out its verification system, Twitter will introduce three colors denoting different types of verified accounts starting Friday, December 2......»»
Twitter relaunching Verified, with manual authentication checks
Elon Musk says Twitter will tentatively bring back a series of color-coded "Verified" marks, complete with manual checking of applicants.Elon Musk's plan to just give a blue "Verified" check mark icon to any Twitter user willing to pay, went as badly.....»»
Want an RTX 4080? Nvidia may have a way to make it easier to get
Nvidia's Verified Priority Access program has just been expanded, and it might be good news if you want to score an RTX 4080......»»
Twitter quietly drops $8 paid verification; “tricking people not OK,” Musk says
Twitter usage is up, Musk says, as fake accounts wreak havoc. Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) When a wave of imposter accounts began using the verified checkmarks from Twitter's Blue paid subscription.....»»
How to tell a verified Twitter account is actually fake
Spammers are already filling up Twitter with fake accounts since Elon Musk scuttled the service's verification process, and they are very, very good at fooling people. Here's what you can do to see what's real.Previously, "Verified" meant a celebrity.....»»
Twitter chaos continues: Epic trolling, and new blue checkmarks for iPhone owners only
There’s no let-up in the Twitter chaos, as new owner Elon Musk continues to make things up as he goes along. Musk has today stated that the rollout of “new verified Blue” is currently limited to iPhone owners only, and that new accounts are b.....»»
Gaming companies become impersonation targets as Twitter verification opens to all
One Twitter account has already paid $8 to tweet a photo of Mario flipping the bird through a verified Nintendo of America account......»»
Paid checkmarks on Twitter roll out in new subscription plan
Twitter has officially rolled out its revamped Twitter Blue subscription, including a verified checkmark for all subscribers.Twitter BluePreviously, the monthly subscription cost $3.99, but the price has increased to $7.99 under the new leadership of.....»»
Musk Twitter mayhem continues with short-lived grey checkmark
Elon Musk planned to let users purchase a blue verified checkmark as part of Twitter Blue, then rolled out a separate label to identify actual verified accounts. Hours later, the revision was rolled back.The new - old checkmarkOne of the changes new.....»»
Why Twitter is rolling out gray "official" check marks
Days after Elon Musk promised to blow up Twitter's account verification process by giving anyone the option to pay for a blue check mark, he appears to have accepted that some prominent users do need to actually be verified after all......»»
Twitter to revamp verified accounts with a new label
There's a new label coming to Twitter! It will replace the old verification badge, which itself will now denote membership of Twitter Blue. Let us explain......»»
Twitter to debut gray "official" check mark to verify government accounts, media and major brands
Twitter said Tuesday evening that to resolve ambiguity about which accounts on its platform have been identity-verified — as opposed to those simply paying $8 a month for a blue check mark on their profiles — the company will introduce a new, gra.....»»
Twitter delays rollout of $8/month blue checks; Musk warns of permanent bans for impersonation
The drama surrounding the new Twitter Blue subscription service and the increasingly useless verified blue checkmark continues. After rolling out an update to Twitter for iOS over the weekend that supposedly included the new Twitter Blue features, a.....»»
If everyone is verified, no one is verified
Twitter has been good to me. It’s a direct line to readers, a shared workspace for writers and creators, an audience that gets my snark – it’s also part of my professional origin story. But the bird is hurting, and that hurts to see. I can exp.....»»
Elon Musk wants Twitter users to pay to be verified. It could create a new set of headaches for the company
In 2009, after Twitter was sued by then-St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa for being impersonated on the platform, the young company introduced a new feature: a blue and white check mark......»»
Network Perception and Check Point integration strenghtens the security of OT firewall environments
Network Perception and Check Point Software Technologies have integrated security technologies, making it possible to ensure that OT firewall environments are properly configured and continuously verified for the protection of critical assets. Check.....»»
Twitter Blue may soon cost $8 a month for verified users
Following a post that would raise Twitter Blue’s subscription to $20 a month, Elon Musk has backtracked on that and is now suggesting $8. The post Twitter Blue may soon cost a month for verified users first appeared on Phandroid. A coupl.....»»