How Facebook's and Twitter's verified badges will make misinformation worse

Meta is rolling out new verified badges for Instagram and Facebook on the heels of Twitter Blue. The new verification rules will undermine their greatest value.

Twitter's Blue Check Mark Removal Hits Legacy Verified Accounts of

Tweets Become Harder to Believe as Labels Change Meaning - The New

Twitter users can soon buy a blue checkmark 'just like the

Facebook takes down disinformation networks globally - The

Twitter Discussed Selling User Names, Report Says - CNET

Paying $8 For Twitter Isn't A Bad Idea. Paying For Verification Is.

Facebook and Twitter Plan New Ways to Regulate Political Ads - The

The Consequences of Elon Musk's Ownership of X - The New York Times

One year after Musk's Twitter takeover, X still beset by turmoil

Twitter's $8 'verification' makes blue check marks mostly

Twitter's blue check marks were always shameless - The Atlantic

Why Are Social Media Platforms Still So Bad at Combating

Elon Musk's Twitter Blue fiasco: Governments need to better

What becomes of Fandom Twitter in the age of misinformation?

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