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> And so far, Twitter has not given any special marks to the accounts belonging to U.S. senators such as Markey. > As of press time, Markey’s real account stil
by commoner 4y ago
> And so far, Twitter has not given any special marks to the accounts belonging to U.S. senators such as Markey.
> As of press time, Markey’s real account still has a blue check mark that says, “This is a legacy verified account. It may or may not be notable.” My fake one, meanwhile, says “This account is verified because it’s subscribed to Twitter Blue.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/PH7XYSAVW5FDTB4TTLSP3LHARI.gif&w=1200 https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://...
> On the left, Ed Markey's real Twitter account. On the right, the Twitter account Geoff created impersonating Markey.