Re:Instagram Threatened Removal of Verified Status for Posti...
by 1f60c on Monday September 30, 2019 @11:04AM
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It says it’s managed by his estate—it seems fine to me?
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Re:Instagram Threatened Removal of Verified Status for Posti...
by dfxm12 on Monday September 30, 2019 @11:53AM
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I disagree. I mean, it's fine that Einstein's estate is tweeting under his name, but that shouldn't satisfy Twitter's definition of verification. Verification means:
The blue verified badge on Twitter lets people know that an account of public interest is authentic. [0]
It's not authentically Albert Einstein (which is objective), nor do I see how his estate posting science news from who-knows-where is of public interest (this is subjective, and there is enough grey area that it makes for a weak policy).
If an account is verified, Twitter should also explain why. This explanation could be in the users' bio.
0 - https://help.twitter.com/en/managing-your-account/twitter-ve...