The blue checkmark was worthless before, because: 1. It did not prevent impostors and fake accounts anyway, see my other comment[1] for an example. Others have

The blue checkmark was worthless before, because: 1. It did not prevent impostors and fake accounts anyway, see my other comment[1] for an example. Others have posted more examples in this thread as well. 2. It was primarily available to celebrities and media personalities. Real experts in fields, journalists, scientists, writers had a hard time getting it if they were not established media personalities already. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33490042 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33490042