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You 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.newswee

You 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 ago
Alright. 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 ago
  Because 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.