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The obvious question is, "Why are verified profiles allowed to change their account display name in the first place?" Which seems to be getting addressed[0]. [
by mjr00 4y ago
The obvious question is, "Why are verified profiles allowed to change their account display name in the first place?" Which seems to be getting addressed[0].
[0] https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1589401231545741312 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1589401231545741312
- socialismisok 4y agoWhy wouldn't they be? Twitter culture is frequently about changing names. Many people just changed their display names to "spooky" Halloween versions. The handle is the id, not the display names. Plus, Twitter could easy make the check mark link out to a profile page explaining who the person is.
- deleted 4y ago[deleted]
- moomin 4y agoConsider this: how is changing your profile name _in the wake of removing verification_ not speech?
- seanhunter 4y agoYou know that Elon Musk (who has of course had a verified profile for some time) has changed his displayname in the past right? To "Elona" https://www.newsweek.com/why-elon-musk-changed-his-name-elona-twitter-1688470 https://www.newsweek.com/why-elon-musk-changed-his-name-elon... To "Lord Edge" https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2021/11/08/elon-musk-changed-his-twitter-handle-to-lorde-edge--he-remains-an-edge-lord/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2021/11/08/elon-musk... ...and probably some others.
- mjr00 4y agoAlright. That doesn't answer my question though -- why should anyone with a verified profile be allowed to change their name, which could mislead people of their identity, while maintaining their verification status?
- mjcl 4y agoBecause going forward the only thing the verified badge will be verifying is that twitter was able to charge your credit card $8 within the last month.