Twitter Verification Drama: Epic CEO and Elon Musk Clash with Celebs Over Blue Checks.
TL;DR
Tim Sweeney, the majority owner of Epic Games, criticized Twitter's verification process and the #BlockTheBlue campaign, calling its supporters "losers and goons." Sweeney believes that Twitter's verification system should be a meritocracy, where everyone has an equal chance, and merit is earned rather than anointed by a corporation. He is upset about the substitution of a "meritocracy" for a system of identification that broke down to become what he calls a "perk."
- Epic's Tim Sweeney blasts 'losers and goons' who campaign against new Twitter verification WRAL TechWire
- Elon Musk, Stephen King tussle on Twitter over blue checks, Ukraine: 'How much have you donated?' Fox News
- Twitter Restores Blue Check-Marks for Many Celebs, Including Several Dead Ones Variety
- Elon Musk Just Had His Most Humiliating Weekend at Twitter Yet VICE
- Epic Games CEO Gets Dunked On For Buying Twitter Blue, Calls Everyone "Losers" TheGamer
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