I admit I've only just now looked at what it means to be verified: https://help.twitter.com/en/managing-your-account/about-twitter-verified-accounts https://hel

I admit I've only just now looked at what it means to be verified: https://help.twitter.com/en/managing-your-account/about-twitter-verified-accounts https://help.twitter.com/en/managing-your-account/about-twit... doesn't seem like you'd necessarily have to give a real name or anything. Sure it'd mean Twitter would know more about you I guess? For me, at the moment, I'm genuinely concerned about the rise of bots and their impact on online discourse. I'd love to see measures put in place to flag or prevent their use. You only have to look at some of the comments on a Trump/thunberg/Sanders post. Or integrating https://botometer.iuni.iu.edu/#!/ https://botometer.iuni.iu.edu/#!/ Intro Twitters service or building their own _and turning it on my default_ Certainly doesn't have to be the verified account direction, but, something needs to be done.