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Ken27238 to [email protected] • 2 years ago

Twitter tried to goad businesses into buying more ads so they can stay verified

www.theverge.com

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Twitter tried to goad businesses into buying more ads so they can stay verified

www.theverge.com

Ken27238 to [email protected] • 2 years ago
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Brands that don’t buy enough Twitter ads will lose verification
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Hard to not see this as a threat, right?
  • Ken27238OP
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    60•2 years ago

    I’m waiting for Elon to get rid of the twitter.com domain and forgetting to renew it, and someone swooping in and getting it. Because that’s something that would totally happen with his track record.

    • SokathHisEyesOpen
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      3•2 years ago

      Adding to my TODO list. Thanks for the great idea! I may own Twitter soon, which means I’ll be filthy rich. Noice!

    • Bipta
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      7•2 years ago

      There’s a 30 day grace period on renewals before someone else can pick them up. I doubt even Elon is that dumb.

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        2•2 years ago

        I doubt even Elon is that dumb.

        RemindMe! 8 hours

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        10•2 years ago

        It happened to google.com before, so I definitely wouldn’t put it past Elon or the skeleton crew keeping Twitter alive.

        https://www.theverge.com/2016/1/29/10868404/google-reveals-how-much-it-paid-the-guy-who-bought-google-com

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          2 years ago

          Hotmail back in the day as well.

      • Vaggumon
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        6•2 years ago

        You underestimate his power.

    • @[email protected]
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      27•2 years ago

      That would be hilarious! Even better if it redirected to a Lemmy instance.

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        29•2 years ago

        Maybe a mastodon instance will be more apropriate

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