Elon Musk says only verified users will show up in Twitter’s recommendation feed in further shake-up

Elon Musk stated that solely verified accounts will seem in Twitter’s suggestion feed, because the billionaire additional shakes up the social media platform.

Twitter’s “For You” tab reveals customers tweets from individuals they do not observe, however which are really useful to them by the social media agency’s algorithm. To date, this has confirmed accounts from any Twitter customers, whether or not they’re verified or not. 

But Musk introduced in a tweet late Monday that, going ahead, solely verified accounts will present up within the “For You” part of the positioning.

Musk claims the transfer “is the only realistic way to address advanced AI bot swarms taking over.”

Musk additionally stated that solely verified customers will be capable to vote in polls.

Since shopping for Twitter final yr, Musk has sought to shake up the best way the corporate does verification. Before Musk’s acquisition, Twitter used to confirm customers with a blue verify mark as a option to determine the account matches the particular person or firm it says it’s. This course of was free and utilized to celebrities, journalists, authorities officers and organizations.

Musk launched a subscription service final yr known as Twitter Blue that enables a consumer to pay $8 per 30 days to be verified and acquire the blue verify mark.

Twitter stated final week that it could start to wind down its “legacy verified program” and take away “legacy verified” verify marks on Apr. 1. The firm is prompting individuals with the legacy checkmarks to join the Twitter Blue subscription service.

Musk has been looking for methods to generate new income streams at Twitter, with paid verification being a flagship coverage. But the corporate has reportedly misplaced an enormous quantity of worth.

Musk informed staff final week that Twitter is now valued at $20 billion, in keeping with an e-mail despatched to staff and seen by the New York Times. That is down greater than 50% from the $44 billion Musk paid for firm final yr.