ex-Twitter engineer here. +1 to this, having a bunch of bot followers wouldn't get you verified. There are internal metrics that show what % of followers are likely bots and other metrics are taken into consideration.
Re:Twitter Blew
by thallavajhula on Sunday April 23, 2023 @10:43PM
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Having a check mark does promote your tweets in various ways, though. It’s definitely a force multiplier.
Replies from verified accounts would show up higher in the replies list, and replies dunking on bad tweets was (is?) a good way to get a bunch of like minded followers. See every grifter in 2016 replying to every one of Trump’s tweets for clout.
>With this expanded network, you apply to Twitter to verify your profile and Twitter obliges and marks your profile as verified and gives you the verified checkmark. Being a verified user, the possibilities are now endless
This whole blog is just based in a fictional world unconnected to reality
Having a blue check mark didn't give anybody anything except pride and letting people know it was the person with the name. It didn't bring you followers or fame. Having a bunch of bot followers isn't going to get you verified either.