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Wouldn't it be amusing if Twitter started doing verified red badges to signify Republicans? I guess if they really want to be all-inclusive, allow users to cust

Wouldn't it be amusing if Twitter started doing verified red badges to signify Republicans? I guess if they really want to be all-inclusive, allow users to customize their badge colors too. (I didn't know what a blue checkmark was until I turned off dark mode)

ctdonath 5y ago
Amusing, but still problematic. Blue check was intended as neutral authentication. Turning it into a preferred faction indicator just serves to promote factional divisions - something Twitter could use a lot less of. …which brings us back to the OP point that blue checks have become a mark of shame, promoting division instead of objectivism.
- iszomer 5y ago
  If it's really about neutral authentication, tweet a keybase identity proof.
  - sigstoat 5y ago
    the only concept in that sentence understood by the median twitter user is “identity”.