Twitter devalued its top status symbol and what it can do now

Re:Twitter devalued its top status symbol and what it can do... by lesuorac on Thursday April 06, 2023 @02:50PM (#35472698)

Eh, I think you can tie the name to the bio for a blue check mark.

If some guy from Alabama is named Tim Sweeney it seems perfectly reasonable for them to be verified as Tim Sweeney, CEO of Alabama Woodworking Inc.

Like for India, how low in the cabinet do you allow a blue checkmark? Is it the same level as the US? By just making it about verification it solves the problem. If the persons Name + Bio isn't unique enough to identify them then they don't get a blue check.

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Re:Twitter devalued its top status symbol and what it can do... by HWR_14 on Thursday April 06, 2023 @03:06PM (#35472928)

That might work, although people are clumsy about looking up things online. But I doubt most people have distinct enough bios to qualify. Certainly not enough to have the majority of people able to pay $8/month.

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Re:Twitter devalued its top status symbol and what it can do... by Timon3 on Friday April 07, 2023 @02:12AM (#35478639)

You can change your bio. Twitter would either have to lock them at the time of verification, or have moderators approve every change.

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Re:Twitter devalued its top status symbol and what it can do... by lesuorac on Friday April 07, 2023 @10:04AM (#35481678)

I would pair it with a bio lock or something along those lines.

I mean its pretty ridiculous you can get verified and then change the description of who you are and has led to issues in the past where people change themselves to companies/celebrities and promote some crypto currency scams [1].

[1]: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/an-8-mess-twi...

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