“Shortly before the election, though, Obama was verified by Twitter. And since that verification, something weird has happened: Malik Obama has gone full chanterculture, shitlord troll, adopting much of the language and similar tactics to those used by the alt-right.”
No it isn’t. You are misunderstanding his bio. BuzzFeed:
“Shortly before the election, though, Obama was verified by Twitter. And since that verification, something weird has happened: Malik Obama has gone full chanterculture, shitlord troll, adopting much of the language and similar tactics to those used by the alt-right.”
Notice the blue check mark. https://twitter.com/obamamalik/status/792306528229462016?s=46&t=xm_WTjP7jiCIAfJFvtNIbQ
Blue check marks can be purchased by anyone...you don't need to be verified to have one
I know.
“Shortly before the election, though, Obama was verified by Twitter. And since that verification, something weird has happened: Malik Obama has gone full chanterculture, shitlord troll, adopting much of the language and similar tactics to those used by the alt-right.”
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/josephbernstein/how-malik-obama-became-a-twitter-shitlord-and-alt-right-darl
I see.
Well either way, meme accounts can have blue check marks. That was the case also from the early days of twitter
That's Twitter under Elon, but Malik Obama has a legacy check mark.
That costs $8 a month, it's a meme account that grifts people.
No it isn’t. You are misunderstanding his bio. BuzzFeed:
“Shortly before the election, though, Obama was verified by Twitter. And since that verification, something weird has happened: Malik Obama has gone full chanterculture, shitlord troll, adopting much of the language and similar tactics to those used by the alt-right.”
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/josephbernstein/how-malik-obama-became-a-twitter-shitlord-and-alt-right-darl