TWITTER MAKES ITS PAID OFFER IN THE NAME OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

Shortly after the takeover by Elon Musk, the social network had implemented a first version which made it possible to obtain the little blue tick formerly reserved for personalities such as journalists or politicians. Many fake accounts had then emerged and the company had to remove the option.

"Twitter Blue" at $8 per month.

The novelty is that with this redesign of Twitter Blue, anyone who subscribes to it can now obtain certification. The latter will however be granted “after verification”, specifies the group, and will adopt during the week a color code: gold for companies and gray for governmental organizations, in accordance with what Mr. Musk had announced at the end. of the month of November.

"Extended verification will democratize journalism and empower the people," he tweeted on Sunday.

In addition to the badge, subscribers to Twitter Blue will be able, with this new offer, to have access to the function allowing to correct tweets after their publication or to that allowing to download videos of better quality.

Extension of the Community Notes program

Besides the imminent launch of Twitter Blue, the platform also announced the extension of Community Notes to all of its users worldwide. Launched in 2021 and formerly known as Birdwatch, this program aims to improve content moderation by adopting a collaborative approach: moderators who are part of it have the possibility of adding context, in the form of publicly visible notes, to tweets which may lend themselves to confusing or spreading misinformation. Other network users can then rate these ratings based on their usefulness.

Until now, only users from the United States had the possibility to see these contextual elements in their feed and to request to become a moderator. This program is now intended to be extended everywhere but gradually, “country by country”, specified the company on the official account of the Community Notes program.

Tweets of 4,000 characters

Other changes to come have also been announced in recent days by the new boss of the social network. the businessman claimed that a limit of 4,000 signs was now being considered instead of the initial 280. The boss of the company also assured that his teams were currently working on a feature allowing Internet users to know if their account is subject to shadow banning from Twitter, that is to say a voluntary reduction. their visibility through the platform.

Avoid misinformation or calls for violence

Freedom of expression as the keystone of Twitter is therefore one of the fundamental pillars of democracy. However Elon Trust also knows not only that Twitter will remain subject to national laws but that it will have to introduce another limiting factor by admitting that speech should be free there "as much as reasonably possible"... A strong desire to avoid the danger of misinformation or calls for violence that can circulate with such speed and ease.

Opposed to the banning of accounts – Elon Musk has also recently authorized the return of tens of thousands of people who had been excluded from the platform – the libertarian entrepreneur wishes to further promote the “de-amplification” of people violating the rules of the social network while making the decision-making process transparent.

“Twitter must become by far the most trusted source of news in the world. This is our mission. “, assures Elon Musk in his revolutionary project and his will to break in the name of freedom of expression.

“And to do that, I will let anyone give me money to appear as a legitimate source of information, instead of ensuring that all legitimate sources of information are properly authenticated,” one user responded. .

"You illustrate the problem," retorted Elon Musk.

"Journalists who think they are the only legitimate source of information, that's the big lie." Or against good thinking.....