Elon Musk Says Only Verified Twitter Accounts Will Appear in For You Timeline Starting in April
variety.comEllise Shafer The changes at Elon Musk’s Twitter just keep coming. On Monday, Musk — who became the CEO of the social media giant when he purchased it in October — announced that starting in April, only verified accounts will show up in Twitter’s For You recommendations.
This follows Musk’s revelation last week that all users with “legacy” verification will lose their badges next month, meaning only those who register for Twitter Blue for $8 per month will get to retain their blue checks. “Starting April 15th, only verified accounts will be eligible to be in For You recommendations,” Musk wrote on Twitter. “This is the only realistic way to address advanced AI bot swarms taking over.
It is otherwise a hopeless losing battle. Voting in polls will require verification for same reason.” Starting April 15th, only verified accounts will be eligible to be in For You recommendations.The is the only realistic way to address advanced AI bot swarms taking over.
It is otherwise a hopeless losing battle.Voting in polls will require verification for same reason. The algorithmic For You timeline was rolled out back in January, giving users the option to view popular tweets from users they don’t necessarily follow.
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