CheckMate is a weekly newsletter from RMIT FactLab recapping the latest in the world of fact checking and misinformation. In the midst of this confusion, Fair Australia has published a new social media ad that quotes the WA premier as saying: "Our Aboriginal cultural heritage laws do the same thing as the Voice". He continued: "Our Aboriginal cultural heritage laws …
I'm not here to judge anyone who pays for Twitter Blue. Granted, there are plenty of reasons why longtime Twitter power users—in particular, public figures or people who historically have trouble with impersonators—might pay for Twitter Blue. All the same, it can't be denied that a lot of really annoying posts from Twitter Blue users with low follower counts show …
William Shatner, Monica Lewinsky and other prolific Twitter commentators — some household names, others little-known journalists — could soon be losing the blue check marks that helped verify their identity on the social media platform. But some longtime users, including 92-year-old Star Trek legend Shatner, have balked at buying the premium service championed by Twitter’s billionaire owner and chief executive …
Indian users can now subscribe to Twitter Blue, which was earlier available only in select countries. The paid service which offers the coveted and now embattled blue tick mark, implying authenticity, can be subscribed for ₹650 and ₹900 per month on website and mobile, respectively. Twitter Blue users will be able to edit tweets and post longer videos, among other …
