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Murtaza Hussain
@mazmhussain
In retrospect, the decision that did more to cripple Twitter as a reliable source of information was the elimination of the old verification system. While it was imperfect and implied a natural inegalitarianism it actually helped a lot to know who was really a government official or representative of an institution from whom accountability could be expected. It has since transformed into verification merely of who has paid $8 a month, as well as a marker of engagement-grifting for economic gain. It is hard to emphasize how damaging this is during a crisis where verifying accuracy of information is paramount. Most people, including myself, continue to use Twitter out of habit and because of sunk costs and network effects of over a decade of usage. But a new social media platform should consider some form of verification system that identifies institutional associations. That is how Twitter originally became the place where official communications happened. I doubt it'd become that again from scratch today.
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OWOICHO IGOJI
@wendell8746
While your point is valid. I think when you acquire a business you try to introduce new services or change existing ones to facilitate the recovery of the cost of acquiring the company. That is what he has done. We can criticise systems like this because we're not invested into it financially which is not to say that contextually it's not a problem. On the business side of things it's a smart move, but maybe not socially. But with time, who knows they'll be a separate badge for political or socially recognized entities or institutions. But till then.
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Murtaza Hussain
@mazmhussain
Yeah that’s fair
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