If you have been following news from the social network Twitter in recent weeks, you are probably aware that the platform has experienced many twists and turns since its takeover by Elon Musk. One of the most notable is surely that of the new laxity of thebadge de certification, which was originally granted on a case-by-case basis to celebrity accountsand businessesbefore finally being issued for a monthly subscription to just about anyone. This is Twitter Blue, the price of which is 11 euros per month.
A shame, therefore, for a label normally intended to ensure a certain security for users. The good news is that a developer managed to study the code of the Twitter app step by step to create a small program to tell you if this or that account haspaidor not to be entitled to your blue badge... great, isn't it?
Three clicks and then go
All the honor actually goes toMike Beasley, who quickly understood that the blue badge mattered a lot to regular Twitter users. The developer has thus succeeded in creating a completely free app that can detect the status of each “verified” account. His name?Checkmate.
More precisely, this is to tell you if a profile is:
- certified because he paid to be entitled to the Twitter Blue badge
- certified because the authenticity of his account and his identity has been verified by the Twitter teams
- certified because he paid, although the authenticity of his account and his identity had still been verified beforehand by the Twitter teams
- not certified
Better yet: the app created by Mike Beasley actually takes the form of aiOS shortcut, in other words an automation that anyone can install and start from their iPhone. All autonomously, after of course an initial configuration.
Yes, Twitter Blue remains a good alternative
If you still want to strengthen the legitimacy of your Twitter account with a certification badge, you will have understood, you will have to checkout. In France, the prices are currently as follows:
- 11 euros per monthfor a user who subscribes froman iPhoneor an iPad with Apple Pay
- 9.60 euros per month for a user who subscribes from the official Twitter website
- 11 euros per month sinceAndroid
It is also possible to opt for one of the annual offers:
- 114.99 euros per year for a user who subscribes from an iPhone or iPad with Apple Pay
- 100.80 euros per year for a user who subscribes from the official Twitter website
- 114.99 euros per year from Android
The higher prices for subscriptions from operating systems can be explained because Google and Apple each take a30% commissionapproximately on in-app purchases, that is to say made from mobile devices equipped with the software.
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By : Keleops AG
