Starting August 7th, advertisers that haven’t reached certain spending thresholds will lose their official brand account verification. According to emails obtained by the WSJ, brands need to have spent at least $1,000 on ads within the prior 30 days or $6,000 in the previous 180 days to retain the gold checkmark identifying that the account belongs to a verified brand.
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Threatening to remove verified checkmarks is a risky move given how many ‘Twitter alternative’ services like Threads and Bluesky are cropping up and how willing consumers appear to be to jump ship, with Threads rocketing to 100 million registrations in just five days. That said, it’s not like other efforts to drum up some additional cash, like increasing API pricing, have gone down especially well, either. It’s a bold strategy, Cotton — let’s see if it pays off for him.
What if the US annexes SA, would he be eligible?
why would the US annex SA
why would the US have the opportunity to annex SA even
To get access to Lesotho. That fully enclaved country has been protected long enough by South Africa and it’s time to let 🦅 Freedom™ 🇺🇲 ring.
Next is Luxembourg and Vatican City. Pope better watch out for Uncle Sam.
Look, the US has far higher priorities than those small countries
They really should take on Liechtenstein once and for all
Pope vs uncle Sam celebrity death match style for control of all Catholics. Make it happen people.
doesnt SA have oil?