EU officials say X's paid-for blue check deceives users and breaks law

It's really out of hand how such a useful site has been scuttled and manipulative for so many people that relied upon it, even well prior to Elon taking over.

Paid verification means nothing, but the blue checks have been in lace for so long that they have indicated trust... It's a deeply opportunistic move to corrupt the site by changing rules to serve anyone that pays.

Quitting Twitter is not simply a light matter for many who have grown to depend on it, and now those very same users are being ratioed to the point where their only option is to pay, with no guarantee that that will help them at all.

Based on even the complaints of now paying (verified) users, the site is just scuttled, and the money isn't worth it... It's not about the money for people like me, It's about a deep lack of trust for anything that would pull the moves that Elon has on the app/site. The thrill is gone.