I have been thinking similar things since 2016. Apparently, Twitter created the verified profiles as a response to Tony La Russa suing them over impersonation a

I have been thinking similar things since 2016. Apparently, Twitter created the verified profiles as a response to Tony La Russa suing them over impersonation accounts [0]. Oh, and I like the opening summary of the 2009 article: > On the company blog, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone says Tony La Russa lawsuit over fake tweets borders on "frivolous," but details plans to prevent such abuse of the service in the future. [0]: https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/twitter-to-roll-out-verified-accounts-this-summer/ https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/twitter-to-r...