Commentary: X’s transparency features expose the lucrative industry of political grifting

Commentary: X’s transparency features expose the lucrative industry of political grifting

Old Twitter had a useful tool – the blue tick – to combat this. Users could not receive one unless they demonstrated some area expertise, usually reflected by published work or an advanced degree. This was a powerful filtering device. It allowed users to know that a poster claiming to be a doctor or physicist was in fact qualified to speak in those areas. This changed when Mr Musk bought Twitter and moved to selling blue ticks instead. Mr Musk a…