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Does it? I personally think it should solely mean "this person is a public figure and is who they claim to be". If they believe the person has violated their p
by meowface 7y ago
Does it? I personally think it should solely mean "this person is a public figure and is who they claim to be".
If they believe the person has violated their policies, then they should just ban them. If they don't want them having a blue checkmark when the ban expires, then they should ban them for life. Leaving them in this weird limbo without a blue checkmark turns it into something more like "Twitter's badge of approval", and feels petty and vaguely dystopian. I think it should just be "Twitter's badge of this-account-is-not-an-impersonator".
As another poster said, if they truly insist on this badge of approval, then they should have two checkmarks: one for verification, and one for "we consider this person a respectable, trustworthy, and upstanding member of the Twitter community" or whatever.
- FillardMillmore 7y agoComing from someone who does not use Twitter and knows little about it, what do you think constitutes a 'public figure' in Twitter's view? Someone who can sell out an arena? Someone who writes a blog read by tens of thousands of people? A Youtuber with 2000 subscribers?
- lonelappde 7y agoSomeone who gets impersonated.