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X is giving blue checks to people with more than 2,500 Premium followers

Last night, several prominent journalists posted (complained in many cases) about unexpectedly regaining their verified blue checks on Elon Musk's X platform.

Last night, several prominent journalists and other posted(complained in many cases) about unexpectedly regaining their verified blue checks on Elon Musk's X platform. In the wake of recent events (the Taiwan earthquake, Turkey elections, Baltimore bridge collapse), some users complained that X is no longer the gold standard breaking news platform that Twitter used to be. That means know-nothing or shitcoin promoters with 25 followers who paid 8 bucks will appear atop replies, rather than an experienced journalist who can furnish useful, truthful information.

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