...For as long as Musk allows people to ignore those who have paid him to shove their words in front of as many eyeballs as possible. I really don't expect the "Following" view to remain safe from this for long.
Changes like that will hasten Twitter's loss of relevance, though; there's a bit of a balance there. If you literally can't use Twitter without getting the blue-check brigade in your face, more people will leave.