I’m not bothering to dig it back up, but I thought I remember something like it was based on a policy when a verified user changes their logo. The verification was put back once reverified. Stupid, yes, but if policy it makes more sense.
I’m not big on defending Xitter, but IF this is uniformly handled, this is the least of our reasons to get torches and pitchforks after them.
Why are you upgrading? Are you after a specific feature? Are you aware of any security vulnerabilities not addressed?
Is there anything you want from the new version now that’s worth the risk of finding some bugs?
Sometimes you just wanna upgrade, because it’s fun.
Though if you must have stability because you need the machine to just work because it’s the only one you have for work/school, I’d say wait till closer to EOL.