Twitter Quickly Scraps ‘Official’ Badges for High-Profile Users
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Twitter Inc. rolled out a new “official” badge for high-profile accounts and then just as quickly scrapped the program, with Elon Musk saying the company would do further experiments.
Twitter Inc. rolled out a new “official” badge for high-profile accounts and then just as quickly scrapped the program, with Elon Musk saying the company would do further experiments under his ownership. “Please note that Twitter will do lots of dumb things in coming months,” he tweeted after saying that he had killed the program. “We will keep what works & change what doesn't.” The short-lived “official” badge was used to label government figures, businesses, major media outlets and some public figures. Twitter users noticed it appearing on more accounts overnight, and it drew some puzzl...