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Now I have an idea: with the check mark come other privileges like pooling, appearing further up in the feed and stuff, I'm not sure exactly. But that might be a reason to pay for and than people feel ashamed and want to hide it.
You could actually tell who a lot of the hidden checks were because they were ranked high up in the replies but had practically no engagement.
I think these were implemented not too long after the introduction of the subscription?
https://www.pcmag.com/explainers/what-is-x-premium-plus-subscription-how-much
Oh, I wasn't aware of these. Makes a lot of sense people want more eyeballs on their tweets without people knowing they pay for them.