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"And for a low monthly fee, we’ll let you keep the badge."
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There was a time when seeing a bright blue badge next to someone’s name meant that someone was a, uh, someone. It meant they could be trusted. They were maybe even dignified. But after Twitter made verified badges a pay-to-play thing, and Meta (Facebook and Instagram) announced a similar deal, it’s hard to know who to trust. This cartoon combines my facination with the strangeness of the ever-evolving tech landscape, with my love of birthday cards with badges on them. I probably love the latter matter much more than the former. Extra points if the badge is musical and hard to turn off.
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