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> as it currently means some kind of identity verification No. Many random people have been given blue ticks. Some people happen to just wake up and have a blu
by philliphaydon 4y ago
> as it currently means some kind of identity verification
No. Many random people have been given blue ticks. Some people happen to just wake up and have a blue tick. I doubt many celebs went through the process of identity verification.
Journalists basically get it for free regardless of their journalistic ability or follower count. They could sign up to Twitter after getting a job at CNN and get blue tick.
Blue tick as it is right now is an abused meaningless system now.
- ceejayoz 4y ago> I doubt many celebs went through the process of identity verification. That's OK. Twitter verification was "Twitter verified this person's identity", not "this person asked Twitter to verify their identity". Twitter can and should do so proactively in scenarios like this. > Journalists basically get it for free regardless of their journalistic ability or follower count. Yes, they're one of the specific categories permitted to apply laid out at https://help.twitter.com/en/managing-your-account/about-twitter-verified-accounts#categories https://help.twitter.com/en/managing-your-account/about-twit....