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So as opposed to the old twitter method which was a vague “you know someone at twitter”, which led to random “journalists” and nobodies being verified. Paying m
by ecshafer 10mo ago
So as opposed to the old twitter method which was a vague “you know someone at twitter”, which led to random “journalists” and nobodies being verified. Paying money is just as arbitrary. Money at least means a credit card transaction happened.
- ceejayoz 10mo agoAn actual human employee at Twitter vouching for someone’s existence seems far more reputable than being able to purchase a Visa gift card in a convenience store. Verification was “this account is who it says it is”. Not “this account has $10 to spare”.
- surgical_fire 10mo agoI remember it being just a "good boy" badge. People routinely had their checkmark removed when they said something controversial.
- myvoiceismypass 10mo ago> People routinely had their checkmark removed when they said something controversial. It was not indeed happening "routinely". https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/15/16658600/twitter-verification-badge-rules-harassment?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/15/16658600/twitter-verific...
- surgical_fire 10mo agoStill something that defeats the purpose, no? A verification badge should be something that says "this person indeed is who they claim to be" not "they can spend a couple of bucks a month" nor "we like him enough to give them a checkmark". Both are extremely unhelpful. The latter probably even more unhelpful since it is very subjective.
- ceejayoz 10mo agoVerification came with moderation tweaks for high-profile accounts to combat things like brigading via mass abuse reports. That's why consistently bad behavior tended to lose the check. Probably should've been two different flags, but it wasn't.