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  1. How to Build (And Destroy) a #SocialNetwork

    Status means everything to platforms like #Twitter and Facebook. But contrary to what #ElonMusk thinks, it doesn’t come from a #BlueCheckmark.

    "#TwitterBlue may be boneheaded as a revenue scheme, but it excels as a case study in how grappling for status can ruin a social network."

    #TwitterTakeover #SocialMedia #BlueCheck #BlockTheBlue #BlueSky

    theatlantic.com/technology/arc

  2. "When the Auschwitz Museum is having to issue a public statement saying that they didn’t pay for #TwitterBlue, it’s probably time for some deep self-reflection about what you’re doing.

    Oh and now that advertisers have to subscribe to #Twitter Blue to advertise, any extension that blocks Twitter Blue users will also probably block most ads. The business genius has another excellent idea."

    #ElonMusk #BlockTheBlue #BlueCheckmark
    garbageday.email/p/the-busines
    >Read to the end for a chill cat