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Consider also https://twitter.com/AlbertEinstein https://twitter.com/AlbertEinstein It's not a long-dead scientist, but is still verified as such.

• 1f60c 7y ago
  It says it’s managed by his estate—it seems fine to me?
  • dfxm12 7y ago
    I disagree. I mean, it's fine that Einstein's estate is tweeting under his name, but that shouldn't satisfy Twitter's definition of verification. Verification means: The blue verified badge on Twitter lets people know that an account of public interest is authentic. [0] It's not authentically Albert Einstein (which is objective), nor do I see how his estate posting science news from who-knows-where is of public interest (this is subjective, and there is enough grey area that it makes for a weak policy). If an account is verified, Twitter should also explain why. This explanation could be in the users' bio. 0 - https://help.twitter.com/en/managing-your-account/twitter-verified-accounts https://help.twitter.com/en/managing-your-account/twitter-ve...
• cwkoss 7y ago
  That is really disgusting that they are verifying dead people. Even though his estate authorized it, seems like a betrayal of his legacy to allow someone else to present their speech from him. I hope the US soon passes legislation banning impersonation of the dead unless they explicitly authorized that use while alive. Similarly Erica Garner's account is verified and was taken over by one of her friends after her death. Some controversy after account tweeted things in direct contradiction to what Garner said while alive.