2023-04-29 08:00:11
Elon Musk had warned: from April 20, an account “certified” on Twitter will now be paid. Among the certified account holders, no one was surprised when the little blue dot next to their name was erased. However, in the days that followed, several former starred went to comment, in a tweet, the disappearance of their distinction.
“Am I dreaming or the clown Elon Musk took my certification away from me overnight? », Pretto singer Eddy wondered… on Twitter, of course. Almost a claim to fame. Many have explained that it was neither hot nor cold for them and that it marked above all definitively the sinking of the social network since its takeover by the billionaire, in October 2022.
How were we going to live without it? “Even without a blue dot, I will continue to sparkle here and in your hearts”, reassured the account of the Eiffel Tower, while Renaud Capuçon posted a photo of his violin wrapped in a blue scarf: his house badge.
Some have seen fit to recall, sometimes with a screenshot in support, that they had had a blue dot affixed to their name and that its absence was the pledge of their protest against Elon Musk by refusing to pay their subscription. Stay on Twitter without a blue dot by denouncing those who have subscribed to have one, a way of feeling in resistance without having to leave the social network.
How do we recognize them?
They took the time to come and say on Twitter that they didn’t care, but still remember their emotion the day their account was certified. Not to mention their defunct certification, they are indignant at the idea that the BBC, Unicef or the Pope have lost theirs. They need to make it clear that it’s not out of personal vanity that Musk’s initiative bothers them, but because of the future news impact.
They consoled themselves by saying that Justin Bieber, Kim Kardashian and Nicolas Sarkozy are also among the victims of the certificate, until these big accounts eventually recover it. They keep a mental list of those who have regained their blue badge. Each time they repeat that the badge no longer means anything, they imply that until then they still deserved theirs a little.
how they talk
“No blue dot is the new blue dot. » “It didn’t mean anything that I had one, but it still helped identify people to follow. » “Return to anonymity. ». “All because I didn’t pay. ” ” A page turns. “I lost my blue tag and the Space X rocket exploded. It must be related. » « I was quite happy to have it: in the digital world, it was a bit like the long service medal. » « The new certification policy is less and less readable. “It is those who have one now who have to justify themselves, they pass for pigeons. “Anyway, it’s too late, it’s demonetized.” “One day, archaeologists will unearth Twitter debates and certification as the planet heats up and the Pyrénées-Orientales become the Kalahari desert: curious to see what assumptions they will make about our civilization. »
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