Move over, blue verified checkmark, an ad-free timeline is the new status symbol.
For years the most coveted status you could attain on Twitter was verification. People who are “verified” by Twitter have a blue checkmark over their profile picture, which means that the social media giant deems you a very important person: a politician, actor, musician, even a journalist (but not all journalists…). Twitter verification was the highest social media status symbol you could attain. Until now…
