{"id":1077306,"date":"2021-12-02T16:13:44","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T21:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1077306"},"modified":"2021-12-02T16:13:47","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T21:13:47","slug":"petty-tyrants-twitter-yanks-verification-from-jeopardy-champ-matt-amodio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/petty-tyrants-twitter-yanks-verification-from-jeopardy-champ-matt-amodio\/","title":{"rendered":"Petty Tyrants: Twitter Yanks Verification from &#039;Jeopardy!&#039; Champ Matt Amodio"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpetty-tyrants-twitter-yanks-verification-from-jeopardy-champ-matt-amodio%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1077306&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Just days after participating in a charity event for St. Jude\u2019s Children\u2019s Research Hospital, <em>Jeopardy!<\/em> champion Matt Amodio lost his Twitter verification checkmark on the platform. The popular contestant fired back, \u201cWe now know how Twitter feels about helping children in need, apparently.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Newsweek <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/this-platform-stripped-jeopardy-champ-matt-amodio-his-checkmark-what-twitter-1655183\">reports<\/a>&nbsp;that Matt Amodio, a champion with 38 wins under his belt on the popular game show <em>Jeopardy!,<\/em> recently lost his Twitter verification checkmark, seemingly just one day after participating in a charity event with St. Jude\u2019s Children\u2019s Research Hospital.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_5916247\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/gqd9cr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5916247\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/gqd9cr.jpg\" alt=\"The Associated Press\" width=\"864\" height=\"575\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">(The Associated Press)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18947258\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"32\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2021\/11\/wi\/afp\/30\/parag-agrawal-twitter-ceo-jack-dorsey-believes-company-remaining-founder-led-is.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-18947258\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/parag-agrawal-twitter-ceo-jack-dorsey-believes-company-remaining-founder-led-is-1024x768-1.jpg\" alt=\"AFP\" width=\"990\" height=\"743\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal and former CEO Jack Dorsey AFP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a tweet posted on Wednesday afternoon, Amodio wrote:&nbsp;\u201cOne day after participating in the wonderful @StJude charity event, my blue check has disappeared? We now know how @Twitter feels about helping children in need, apparently #Jeopardy #MillionDollarChallenge #ForStJude #gametheory @Jeopardy\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.7727272727273\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One day after participating in the wonderful <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StJude?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@StJude<\/a> charity event, my blue check has disappeared?<\/p>\n<p>We now know how <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Twitter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Twitter<\/a> feels about helping children in need, apparently<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Jeopardy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Jeopardy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MillionDollarChallenge?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MillionDollarChallenge<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ForStJude?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ForStJude<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gametheory?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gametheory<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jeopardy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Jeopardy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Amodio (@AmodioMatt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmodioMatt\/status\/1466200156802629633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Twitter\u2019s verification checkmarks have always been a source of debate. The checkmarks are meant to be assigned to accounts that are associated with&nbsp;\u201ca prominently recognized individual or brand,\u201d according to Twitter\u2019s FAQ, but many believe that the checkmark system has been politicized in the past. Twitter has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/tech\/2021\/07\/13\/twitter-admits-it-verified-fake-accounts-while-banning-conservatives\/\">admitted<\/a>&nbsp;that its broken system verified fake accounts at the same time the platform blacklisted conservatives that it had previously refused to verify.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Newsweek contacted Twitter for comment on the removal of Amodio\u2019s verification but has yet to receive a response. Amodio is also unsure why his verification on the website was removed.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Amodio took part in a live-streamed event called \u201cThe Game Theory $1,000,000 challenge for St. Jude,\u201d in which celebrities and YouTube personalities took part in a series of games over a nine-hour live stream while encouraging viewers to donate to St. Jude.<\/p>\n<p>During Amodio\u2019s event, he asked three contestants various trivia questions while they were trapped inside boxes. The boxes were filled with buttons and if a contestant pressed the correct button, they escaped their box. If they chose the wrong button, various food products such as ketchup were poured onto their heads.<\/p>\n<p>Amodio boasts a streak of 38 consecutive wins on <em>Jeopardy!<\/em> which helped him to gain national fame and boosted the show\u2019s ratings. Amodio earned a total cash prize of $1,518,601 while competing in the game, and became the second most successful contestant behind Ken Jennings who had 74 victories.<\/p>\n<p>Read more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/this-platform-stripped-jeopardy-champ-matt-amodio-his-checkmark-what-twitter-1655183\">Newsweek here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Lucas Nolan is a reporter for Breitbart News covering issues of free speech and online censorship. Follow him on Twitter&nbsp;<\/i><i><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lucasnolan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@LucasNolan<\/a>&nbsp;<\/i><i>or contact via secure email at the address&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"mailto:lucasnolan@protonmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">lucasnolan@protonmail.com<\/a><\/i><i><\/i><\/strong><i><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just days after participating in a charity event for St. Jude\u2019s Children\u2019s Research Hospital, Jeopardy! champion Matt Amodio lost his Twitter verification checkmark on the platform. 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