10 Tweets That Could Tank Companies Amid the Great Un-Verification
Last year, Elon Musk changed Twitter’s verified program from a quasi-signal that a user is notable to a pay-for-checkmark $8 free-for-all. Immediately, trolls and comedians seized on the opportunity, making verified fake accounts for politicians, reminding people of Chiquita Banana’s involvement in genocide, and arranging a pretend, but disgusting, conversation between Ben Shapiro and Ted Cruz.The most significant fallout, though, came with a tweet from a user pretending to be drug manufacturer Eli Lily. After the user…