Business and Technology Reporter in Nairobi, Kenya
Nation Media Group
Twitter launched the ‘Twitter Blue’ feature mid last December introducing a monthly fee of $8 to use the ‘blue tick’ verification mark. The feature was initially meant to fight misinformation and fake news by impersonator accounts, but critics say its commercialisation will make such imitator accounts appear more convincing, resulting in disinformation and misinformation.
This past week Twitter removed the distinction between labels of accounts that paid for the blue checkmark and those that had it before the changes, making it even harder for users to identify imposters.
