It's a sad occasion on this 21st of April: due to our decision not to purchase a Twitter Blue subscription for our main Twitter account, we've lost our blue check. 😭

The Story of DEV's Blue Check

We earned our verification badge in 2020. This was a huge honor, as DEV started as a humble Twitter profile way back in 2014 before becoming the platform and company that it is today. The growth we experienced on Twitter in those first six years was crucial—we never could have established the community we now have without the engagement, visibility, and connection that Twitter provided in our early days. 💙

Our blue check remained undisturbed for two incredible years until late 2022, when it endured a few rapid-fire design changes and eventually became a "legacy check" indicating that we may or may not be notable.

We think we're notable!! 🥲

And today...it's gone for good. Thankfully, our community on Twitter is more than 300k strong, so we're not easily imitated. 😉

How do I know I'm connecting with the real dev.to?

Our main Twitter account is DEV Community @ThePracticalDev, and that's not going to change.

We also maintain a Twittersphere of satellite accounts based on specific languages, frameworks, and interests. They're a little more specific than our main account, so we recommend following the accounts related to your interests!

And if you're done with the Bird App entirely, you can find us in the Fediverse @thepracticaldev@fosstodon.org, where we have a fancy green check verifying our identity.

#DEVCommunity (@thepracticaldev@fosstodon.org) - Fosstodon

8.46K Posts, 87 Following, 6.95K Followers · A community of software developers sharing coding resources and general commentary. Built on Forem, an OSS for building online community 🌱

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Why not keep the blue check by paying for Twitter Blue?

Here at Forem, the company behind DEV, we're on a mission to build safe, modern, and independent communities on open source software. We understand as well as anyone that the social media landscape is always evolving, changing, and growing—and that we need to do the same.

We made the decision not to reinvest in the past/current social media landscape in order to focus on building the future.

Won't you join us? 😁