Seriously, X is trying to force me into a blue check by making the non-check experience worse and worse. More ads, less reach. It sucks!
Opt out with #nostr
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Even if you buy the blue check (like I did), you still won’t get the reach you’re looking for. It worked in the first few months after they came out with it, but recently it hasn’t worked at all.
It only boosted you in replies anyway. I don’t think I ever had an actual post that got >25 likes, I got that in my first day on Nostr.