The ``#BlockTheBlue'' hashtag that blocks the blue check mark because Twitter's authenticated badge is limited to Twitter Blue subscribers is very popular overseas



From April 21, 2023, Twitter has `

`removed the blue check mark from authenticated accounts that are not Twitter Blue members'' . Twitter's Elon Musk CEO pays the usage fee of Twitter Blue on his own to leave an authenticated badge on some celebrities' Twitter accounts, but to exclude accounts with blue check marks movement is gaining attention.

Dril and other Twitter power users begin campaign to 'Block the Blue' paid checkmarks | Mashable
https://mashable.com/article/block-the-blue-twitter-campaign-dril



The Master Troll Elon Musk Bans the “Block the Blue” Twitter Account and Starts Giving Its Biggest Proponents Twitter Blue for Free
https://wccftech.com/the-master-troll-elon-musk-bans-the-block-the-blue-twitter-account-and-starts-giving-its-biggest-proponents-twitter-blue-for- free/

#BlockTheBlue trending on Twitter as users begin campaign to block Twitter Blue subscribers | The Apple Post
https://www.theapplepost.com/2023/04/23/blocktheblue-trending-on-twitter-as-users-begin-campaign-to-block-twitter-blue-subscribers/

Epic Games CEO Gets Dunked On For Buying Twitter Blue, Calls Everyone 'Losers'
https://www.thegamer.com/epic-games-ceo-tim-sweeney-twitter-blue-losers-drama/

Twitter verifies users associated with Block the Blue, including dril and Mashable's Matt Binder |
https://mashable.com/article/twitter-verifies-dril-mashable-block-the-blue

After Musk acquired Twitter in October 2022 , he released Twitter Blue , which sells verified badges (blue checkmarks next to account names) for a fee to improve Twitter's revenue. Did. After that, Twitter announced that it would remove the blue check mark from accounts that earned the verified badge through the old process. The removal process was originally announced to take place on April 1st, but it actually took place on April 21st. According to Travis Brown, a programmer who tracks Twitter Blue subscribers , Twitter Blue has a maximum of 630,000 subscribers as of April 22nd.

Twitter Blue will be available worldwide and from April 1, the blue check mark will be removed from authenticated accounts that have not joined Twitter Blue - GIGAZINE



Meanwhile, the campaign 'Block the Blue ( #BlockTheBlue )' to block accounts that have joined Twitter Blue and have acquired a blue check mark is in full swing. This campaign was started by @dril , who has more than 1.8 million followers and is gaining popularity by tweeting memes on Twitter. He started #BlockTheBlue when Musk started selling verified badges on Twitter Blue.




@dril said, ``99% of Twitter Blue subscribers are dead-eyed idiots, usually trying to sell you something stupid for a lot of money. I'm joining Twitter Blue to appeal above.' 'Blocking Twitter Blue subscribers and encouraging others to do so would be the opposite of what Twitter wants. This is very interesting,' he told the overseas media Mashable.

One of the few Twitter accounts that Mr. @dril and Mr. Mask have given a blue check mark on their own. In addition to @dril, NBA star LeBron James and President Joe Biden were left with blue check marks despite not joining Twitter Blue.

While Twitter's traditional blue authenticated badge is deleted, it is discovered that Elon Mask is paying for some celebrities' authenticated badges on his own - GIGAZINE



@dril was a Twitter user from the beginning, and was an account that posted tweets containing pure comedy elements in the early days. However, Mashable pointed out that it was at the center of the #BlockTheBlue campaign at the time of writing the article. @dril said, ``I'm an active supporter of Twitter's downfall. We want to sabotage their efforts.'

In fact, NBC News reporter Ben Collins and Harvard Cyberlaw Clinic 's Alejandra Caraballo have also endorsed the #BlockTheBlue campaign.

In addition, a Twitter account for the campaign @BlockTheBlue was also opened, but the account was frozen at the time of writing the article.



Max Collins of rock band Eve 6 , one of the backers of the #BlockTheBlue campaign, said: 'Previously, a verified badge meant the account belonged to an actor or journalist, but now A verified badge means you're a whiteist with 30 followers or a dubious account that sells cryptocurrencies.'

Collins' claim is neither exaggerated nor exaggerated, according to BBC reporter Shayan Sardarizadeh, Twitter Blue subscribers have many accounts of white supremacists such as neo-Nazis.




In addition, less than 3% of celebrity accounts with Twitter blue checkmarks joined Twitter Blue, and about half of Twitter Blue subscribers have less than 1,000 followers. has also become clear.

It is clear that less than 3% of the celebrity accounts that owned Twitter's blue check mark joined Twitter Blue - GIGAZINE



Meanwhile, Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, has joined Twitter Blue, saying, 'The #BlockTheBlue campaign is made up of underdogs and thugs. They're underdogs working to keep us nerds out of cool events. The old system of verifying only elites is terrible and has been criticized since 2018,' he tweeted, criticizing the #BlockTheBlue campaign.




In addition, it has been confirmed that accounts that did not voluntarily join Twitter Blue have a blue checkmark, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and others have issued a statement that ``I did not subscribe to Twitter Blue''. is developing into a situation.

Twitter's verified badge is revived for celebrities and media accounts with over 1 million followers - GIGAZINE



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