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  1. More #CkeckMarks for sale

    Facebook's move to monetize the #checkmark comes after Elon Musk announced a similar move last year with Twitter's coveted blue verified check mark, which was *previously* used to signal that an account of a celebrity, journalist, politician or other public figure isn't fake.
    Musk's plan to charge users $8 a month for the check mark is seen as a way to make Twitter less reliant on advertising revenue, but a proliferation of #fake accounts impersonating major brands prompted Twitter to pause the rollout of the subscription service in November.

    cnet.com/news/social-media/met