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[–] zeppo@lemmy.world 19 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

He’s been forcing blue checks on people since the initial change - with Stephen King, for instance. Basically a way to promote the program and make it look like prominent people are paying, but also a confused mix with the previous verification checks.