The Controversial World of Elon Musk's Twitter Verification

Recent changes at Twitter, including the shift to pay-for-play verification, impulsive policy changes by Elon Musk, and the revelation of Twitter's recommendation engine, have highlighted how the platform is anything but a free speech town square. Many previously verified users have refused to pay for Twitter Blue, including celebrities and news organizations. Twitter's recommendation engine identifies certain accounts as Democrat or Republican, and Musk's account has its own special category in the code. Twitter also appears to be limiting conversations around certain topics, making it harder for people to have a free conversation.