> I don't see why Twitter should all of a sudden be saddled with the responsibility... The problem is that Twitter made a big deal about verifying candidates a

> I don't see why Twitter should all of a sudden be saddled with the responsibility... The problem is that Twitter made a big deal about verifying candidates and partnered with a third-party organization to do so. Because of that, people believe that if a candidate is verified by Twitter, they are the genuine article. There is no need for them to be suspicious because the Twitter account has been professionally vetted already. No one forced Twitter to take on that role. The problem is Twitter claiming to verify candidates, but doing a shitty job of it. The better alternatives are (i) Twitter not claiming to verify anyone or (ii) Twitter doing a good job of verifying the identity of candidates. What they are doing is the worst possible course of action.