Musk’s X revokes paid blue check from United Auto Workers after strike called
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After a report called out Musk's union-busting, UAW's blue check got reinstated.

X revokes paid blue check from United Auto Workers after strike called::After a report called out Musk’s union-busting, UAW’s blue check got reinstated.

  • OneClappedCheek@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15012·
    1 year ago

    Just as much of a Musk hater as the rest of them, but this was posted elsewhere. UAW changed their profile photo at the same time they announced the strike, which triggered the flag on the account. Apparently this is standard with all verified accounts until the photo can be reviewed.

    Anywho, fuck Elon Musk!

    • sbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      451·
      1 year ago

      From the original Intercept article:

      This article was updated to include information about a Twitter policy to temporarily remove checkmarks from verified accounts that change their profile pictures. Twitter offered only an auto-response to The Intercept’s request for comment ahead of publication. The article was previously updated to note that Twitter restored UAW’s Twitter verification after publication.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
        191·
        1 year ago

        Twitter offered only an auto-response to The Intercept’s request for comment ahead of publication.

        By this, they mean that any media questions to Twitter get auto-responded to with the poop emoji. Because Musk is a child.

        • sbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          4·
          1 year ago

          Elon is a big bag of dicks, but it looks like Twitter is no longer replying with poop emojis. From the linked article:

          To a request for comment, X only sent Ars an auto-response, saying, “Busy now, please check back later.”

          • Concetta@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
            6·
            1 year ago

            That’s literally no different except he got pranked to many times with people going “thoughts on tesla build quality” “💩”

      • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Jesus, you people really are obsessed with trans people’s genitals.

        Not even on topic and you still manage to chat about them. That’s not normal.