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I_Like_Driving1 t1_j96ngxw wrote

Reply to comment by 0x6835 in Meta announces paid blue verification tick on Facebook and Instagram: Details by northmania

That doesn't mean they're achieving anything.

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0x6835 t1_j96nqj0 wrote

They're extracting more money from clout chasers.

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I_Like_Driving1 t1_j96p1w8 wrote

Clout is only happening if you have an audience. I doubt Facebook/Twitter will maximize their userbase with these options. We'll see what happens.

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0x6835 t1_j96u0zl wrote

Not FB, but instagram. A lot of small businesses/ E-girls/ content creators who are not notable enough will buy it.

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Spaceman-Spiff t1_j98cz85 wrote

If you get boosted in the algorithm everyone who monetizes social media will pay for it. I see people who rail against Elon but still have Twitter blue because they depend on it to make money.

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totemlight t1_j9ae283 wrote

Yeah but they might stop making money if people stop using it….

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Butterbuddha t1_j9azxmf wrote

Wait I thought that the only way for it to be worth it was if you ARE notable, so you can protect your brand? Grandma doesn’t need the blue check but Volvo might

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0x6835 t1_j9b4ugd wrote

Volvo most likely already several verified accounts. But some mid-size youtube/podcaster may not be notable enough to get one so they'll buy one.

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CaliforniaF0g t1_j97uafe wrote

They could've earned a lot more if it was for an ad-free experience. My guess is that will be Facebook's next paid DLC.

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Daimakku1 t1_j97xba2 wrote

Didi he finally give up on that Metaverse thing or is he still at it?

Havent read any shill articles about it for a while now.

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LeonBlacksruckus t1_j97lyz5 wrote

People are so ignorant. They are responding to increased privacy rules and regulations and trying to get off relying on ads as their only revenue driver.

It’s also a very simple way to essentially eliminate bot farms.

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stsh t1_j9evlk9 wrote

I have a hard time believing that 2 of the largest companies in the world with some of the largest data resources on the planet would implement this if they weren’t achieving anything.

There’s clearly something to this that critics are missing.

Any sort of objective dialogue on what this could accomplish when Twitter implemented it was drowned out by Reddit’s vocal hate for Elon.

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