50: Elon Musk and the Twitter Blue (Check)Mark of Shame

May 09, 2023 01:17:56
50: Elon Musk and the Twitter Blue (Check)Mark of Shame
Scam Economy
50: Elon Musk and the Twitter Blue (Check)Mark of Shame

May 09 2023 | 01:17:56

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Show Notes

It's a DOOMED / Scam Economy crossover episode! Host Matt Binder breaks down what he's been so busy with over the past few weeks: a series of reports on Twitter that drove Elon Musk to gift/punish him with the Twitter Blue checkmark of shame. Matt breaks down what Twitter Blue is, why it's so controversial, how Elon Musk marketed the roll out and caused his own mess, the removal of the legacy verified checkmarks, @dril and the #BlockTheBlue campaign, celebrities having Twitter Blue subscriptions being force upon them, why Twitter may be DOOMED, how Musk's version of Twitter is the perfect encapsulation of the tech SCAM ECONOMY, and much more! (Episode from the 5/2/23 livestream show.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder

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