Elon Musk Twitter account seen on Mobile with Elon Musk within the background on screen, seen on this photo illustration. On 19 February 2023 in Brussels, Belgium.
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Elon Musk said that only verified accounts will appear in Twitter’s suggestion feed, because the billionaire further shakes up the social media platform.
Twitter’s “For You” tab shows users tweets from people they do not follow, but which might be really helpful to them by the social media firm’s algorithm. So far, this has showed accounts from any Twitter users, whether or not they are verified or not.Â
But Musk announced in a tweet late Monday that, going forward, only verified accounts will show up within the “For You” section of the positioning.
Musk claims the move “is the one realistic technique to address advanced AI bot swarms taking up.”
Musk also said that only verified users will have the opportunity to vote in polls.
Since buying Twitter last 12 months, Musk has sought to shake up the way in which the corporate does verification. Before Musk’s acquisition, Twitter used to confirm users with a blue check mark as a technique to discover the account matches the person or company it says it’s. This process was free and applied to celebrities, journalists, government officials and organizations.
Musk introduced a subscription service last 12 months called Twitter Blue that enables a user to pay $8 monthly to be verified and procure the blue check mark.
Twitter said last week that it could begin to wind down its “legacy verified program” and take away “legacy verified” check marks on Apr. 1. The corporate is prompting individuals with the legacy checkmarks to enroll in the Twitter Blue subscription service.
Musk has been trying to seek out ways to generate latest revenue streams at Twitter, with paid verification being a flagship policy. But the corporate has reportedly lost an enormous amount of value.
Musk told employees last week that Twitter is now valued at $20 billion, based on an email sent to employees and seen by the Recent York Times. That’s down greater than 50% from the $44 billion Musk paid for company last 12 months.
