Culture Twitter Shutdown Verified Account program bc the Alt-Right got in - Rest in Piss

Twitter has suspended its verified-profile scheme and described it as "broken", following complaints over the type of accounts being verified.

Typically, prominent people, including musicians, journalists and company executives, get a blue icon on their profile after proving their identity.

However, some far-right and white-supremacist accounts have now also been verified.

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey said the scheme would now be "reconsidered".

In a statement, the company said: "Verification was meant to authenticate identity and voice, but it is interpreted as an endorsement or an indicator of importance.

"We recognise that we have created this confusion and need to resolve it."

The company said no further "general" accounts would be verified, while it worked on a fix.

Twitter has been making a series of changes to address abuse and harassment on the social network.

Last week, it published a rewritten version of its rules, which it said would make them easier to understand.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-41934831
https://archive.fo/BY2Ku

 

[CatParty]

oh man the salt from this will be amazing

 

[REGENDarySumanai]

I'm not surprised by this at all.

 

[Pepito The Cat]

Twitter was a mistake.

 

[Medicated]

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-41934831
https://archive.fo/BY2Ku

Aren't they basically admitting the blue tick was "Twitter fully endorses this #woke person"?

 

[XYZpdq]

loltwitter

 

[Dysnomia]

Aren't they basically admitting the blue tick was "Twitter fully endorses this #woke person"?

It's so abused by people of zero importance so yeah.

It's useful for real celebrities. As there have been fakes floating around before and those fakes have been linked in places as legit by people that had no idea. It really should be used for celebrities that are real celebrities only. You aren't a celebrity because you have a Patreon and hate anyone white, male, straight or not woke enough.

 

[KM 749]

Good luck creating anything these days that isn't considered a "hate symbol".

 

[Chan the Wizard]

Too bad. I enjoyed watching people cry that Twitter was in bed with the Nazis because they gave someone a check mark.

 

[RomanesEuntDomus]

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-41934831
https://archive.fo/BY2Ku

Now they realize it? Months after Brianna Wu got verified?
Geez, Twitter is slow on the uptake.

 

[Alec Benson Leary]

"Verification was meant to authenticate identity and voice, but it is interpreted as an endorsement or an indicator of importance."

Translation: "we use it deliberately to endorse certain people and parties, but we want you all to stop pointing that out."

 

[RG 448]

Shutting down verification is a good start. When will they do the rest of twitter?

 

[RockVolnutt]

Good

 

[CWCchange]

If all these fucks hate Twitter so much, don't use it. Let them fuck up Faceberg instead.

 

[Dysnomia]

Good luck creating anything these days that isn't considered a "hate symbol".
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"Twitter users aren't legit unless they agree with my ideology"

 

[MrLobe]

They'll now be designating approved users with yellow stars.

 

[Ruin]

I'm sure this finally be the thing that fixes Twitter's rapidly falling stock price.

 

[vertexwindi]

Brianna Wu on suicide watch

 

[DeadwastePrime]

Finally. My alt right George takei fake Twitter can flourish now

 

[XYZpdq]

Finally. My alt right George takei fake Twitter can flourish now

Oh My Conservative Values!