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Yes because on a Twitter style platform it is those core influencers that are important to the growth and health of the overall network. It is not the random gu

Yes because on a Twitter style platform it is those core influencers that are important to the growth and health of the overall network. It is not the random guy with 100 followers, no qualifications, life experience or expertise. And the point of the original verification system was to make sure you can trust what that person is saying especially in volatile situations e.g. during a crisis where Twitter's role was so influential and important.

reisse 3y ago
I feel like you (and the person above) are missing the whole point of Twitter for many people. I'm not interested in influencers at all, I'm interested in the random guys which often have a lot of interesting life experiences or expertise (shoutout to @foone, for example). And in crisis, video and witnesses from people on the ground are more valuable than second-hand opinionated media rewritings.
- oneeyedpigeon 3y ago
  People use Twitter in vastly different ways, so it's difficult for each of us to appreciate the uses that others put it to. Even in your case, though, the flaw now is that you don't know if 'verified' accounts are bots, paid actors, etc.
- kaba0 3y ago
  You still don’t want a fake Russian Government announcing nuclear war on Twitter, do you? Of course non-verified accounts had value, but you also want to know if a supposedly official account is the real deal.
  - reisse 3y ago
    > You still don’t want a fake Russian Government announcing nuclear war on Twitter, do you? Ugh, have you seen Telegram posts by the real Dmitry Medvedev (ex-President, ex-PM, now chairman of the Security Council)? I guess the line between real and parody is pretty thin here. Besides, anyone falling for the nuclear war announcement on Twitter deserved that. Social medias aren't the trustable channel despite any verifications. What if the real account got hacked?
    - Swenrekcah 3y ago
      Banks aren’t trustable organisations despite any verifications. What if your information got hacked? I believe what you just did is called “moving the goalposts”.
kcplate 3y ago
> And the point of the original verification system was to make sure you can trust what that person is saying especially in volatile situations e.g. during a crisis where Twitter's role was so influential and important. So the elites who we should trust as opposed to commoners that we shouldn’t Yeah no thanks…
- snowwrestler 3y ago
  It was to prevent impersonation (a problem that plagues the current version of Twitter).
  - kcplate 3y ago
    That is not what the original commenter said, hence my response.

reisse 3y ago

I feel like you (and the person above) are missing the whole point of Twitter for many people. I'm not interested in influencers at all, I'm interested in the random guys which often have a lot of interesting life experiences or expertise (shoutout to @foone, for example). And in crisis, video and witnesses from people on the ground are more valuable than second-hand opinionated media rewritings.

oneeyedpigeon 3y ago
People use Twitter in vastly different ways, so it's difficult for each of us to appreciate the uses that others put it to. Even in your case, though, the flaw now is that you don't know if 'verified' accounts are bots, paid actors, etc.
kaba0 3y ago
You still don’t want a fake Russian Government announcing nuclear war on Twitter, do you? Of course non-verified accounts had value, but you also want to know if a supposedly official account is the real deal.
- reisse 3y ago
  > You still don’t want a fake Russian Government announcing nuclear war on Twitter, do you? Ugh, have you seen Telegram posts by the real Dmitry Medvedev (ex-President, ex-PM, now chairman of the Security Council)? I guess the line between real and parody is pretty thin here. Besides, anyone falling for the nuclear war announcement on Twitter deserved that. Social medias aren't the trustable channel despite any verifications. What if the real account got hacked?
  - Swenrekcah 3y ago
    Banks aren’t trustable organisations despite any verifications. What if your information got hacked? I believe what you just did is called “moving the goalposts”.

kcplate 3y ago

> And the point of the original verification system was to make sure you can trust what that person is saying especially in volatile situations e.g. during a crisis where Twitter's role was so influential and important. So the elites who we should trust as opposed to commoners that we shouldn’t Yeah no thanks…

snowwrestler 3y ago
It was to prevent impersonation (a problem that plagues the current version of Twitter).
- kcplate 3y ago
  That is not what the original commenter said, hence my response.