Twitter's new checkmark system creates a scamming and parody Wild West

Elon Musk's move to start charging $8 a month for a blue checkmark has come under fire from celebrities and politicians, while some companies have decided to pause their advertising following a surge of hate speech on the platform.

that Twitter would permanently suspend impersonators' accounts that weren't clearly labeled as parodies.on Wednesday, he said deception wouldn't be tolerated but that violators would be temporarily suspended, rather than banned for life. She changed her profile name to"Elon Musk" and used a picture of him to mimic his profile. Griffin tweeted:"After much spirited discussion with the females in my life, I've decided that voting blue for their choice is only right .

Tighnacoille Are you really Business Insider?

And a lot of people who are pained 😂

And Tweets and media coverage…

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Setup my ad filter to remove the verification check mark 🙃

correct. I expected a robust verification system for subscribers to the blue..like valid ID matching a valid name/ biz or org. And probably top it off with a selfie verification so that you know the user in the id is really who they say they are…but none of it. That’s very 👎.

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