The former Twitch and current YouTube streamer Ludwig has received quite a few strange messages on Twitter. Behind this is a benefit that one can buy for 8 euros.
Who is it about? Ludwig Ahgren, who generally appears online only under his first name, has become really big on Twitch. In 2021 he switched to the competing YouTube Gaming, where he was immediately banned.
Ludwig is known for his entertaining and sometimes a bit strange content.
- Once he wanted to absolutely have a certain role in League of Legends.
- Another time he wanted to set a world record for the fastest ban on YouTube.
- During his time on Twitch, he became known for an endless stream that he “had to” show over several days.
“I won’t respond to you because you have a checkmark”
What problem does Ludwig have? The YouTube streamer tweeted that “a dozen” newly verified Twitter Blue accounts had been purchased, apparently just so he would have to read their direct messages (via twitter.com):
I thought buying verification for $8/month was brain-dead and no one would do it.
But then I woke up and got a dozen DMs from people who paid for verification just so I would read their message.
A little later he added a screenshot with 7 of these messages. Ludwig probably doesn’t find it as funny as his crying smiley shows:
In another tweet, he explained that he would not respond to anyone just because he would verify his account.
New purchase option causes chaos on Twitter
What’s behind the action? On Twitter, one could previously verify their account. This allowed users to prove to others that they were the real owner of the account. This was recognized by a small blue checkmark on their profile.
But now you can buy this small blue checkmark for about 8 euros a month. And that leads to a whole lot of chaos, as not only Ludwig’s example proves. For instance, a user pretended to be an official Nintendo account and announced a new “Super Mario” game.
Not only Ludwig has problems with Twitch. Meanwhile, one of the most famous journalists on Twitter has said goodbye because he does not trust the new owner of Twitter, Elon Musk:
Twitter loses the fastest source for gaming news, Nibel quits: “I don’t trust Musk”
