Yuritopiaposadism [none/use name]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 7 months agoYou son of a b...hexbear.netimagemessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squarelugal@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·7 months agoNow I have an idea: with the check mark come other privileges like pooling, appearing further up in the feed and stuff, I’m not sure exactly. But that might be a reason to pay for and than people feel ashamed and want to hide it.
minus-squareimikoy [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-27 months agoI think these were implemented not too long after the introduction of the subscription? https://www.pcmag.com/explainers/what-is-x-premium-plus-subscription-how-much
minus-squarebeef_curds [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 months agoYou could actually tell who a lot of the hidden checks were because they were ranked high up in the replies but had practically no engagement.
minus-squareMrFunnyMoustache@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoOh, I wasn’t aware of these. Makes a lot of sense people want more eyeballs on their tweets without people knowing they pay for them.
Now I have an idea: with the check mark come other privileges like pooling, appearing further up in the feed and stuff, I’m not sure exactly. But that might be a reason to pay for and than people feel ashamed and want to hide it.
I think these were implemented not too long after the introduction of the subscription?
https://www.pcmag.com/explainers/what-is-x-premium-plus-subscription-how-much
You could actually tell who a lot of the hidden checks were because they were ranked high up in the replies but had practically no engagement.
Oh, I wasn’t aware of these. Makes a lot of sense people want more eyeballs on their tweets without people knowing they pay for them.