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So what though? It's not a feature for them, it is (was) a feature for us, so we know who we're reading. The proper list of people who "need" verification are
by ajross 4y ago
So what though? It's not a feature for them, it is (was) a feature for us, so we know who we're reading. The proper list of people who "need" verification are those who would otherwise be targets of impersonation. That's always going to be a subjective decision, and the poster herself is probably the worst possible judge of notability!
- ghaff 4y agoIn my direct experience, having a few thousand followers can be plenty to get impersonated even though that doesn't in general pass Twitter notability filters--even when that impersonation had already happened (and the impersonator banned). So it was not a very good system. In fact, I have trouble coming up with good reasons--outside of cost--why someone shouldn't be able to get verified if they want/feel the need to be.
- vintermann 4y agoJulian Assange not only was denied a checkmark, Twitter refused to remove the account impersonating him. The moment Assange lost access to his Twitter account though, and his friends (who had access to it, for just such an event) wanted to use it to call attention to his plight and campaign for its release, it was quickly suspended on the excuse that it wasn't him personally.