Twitter verification becomes open to all, gaming brands become impersonation targets

November 10, 2022 By Prelo Con

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Any account may now get a blue checkmark using Twitter verification, which is now accessible to $8 per month Twitter Blue customers. Since people are already paying to imitate some of the biggest gaming organizations, the shift has caused an immediate issue across the entire platform. The modification is a part of Twitter's quick and extensive modifications under Elon Musk, its new owner. The corporation launched a new "Official" mark on profiles just on Tuesday to distinguish legitimate accounts from imposters. After a short period of time, that feature was removed, and later that day paid verification started to be offered. Users abused the system right away. Twitter verification becomes open to all, gaming brands become impersonation targets

Twitter verification becomes open to all, gaming brands become impersonation targets

For instance, the display name of a Twitter account with the handle @nIntendoofus was altered to Nintendo of America, duplicating the profile photo and header image of the genuine Nintendo account. It started tweeting phony updates, such as the news that a Super Mario Galaxy sequel was in the works. Shortly after, it posted a picture of Mario pointing, which rapidly garnered over 10,000 likes. The account was later terminated. Due to a now-verified account that acquired the handle @valvesotfware, Valve is currently the focus of a similar joke (note the t and the f positions there). The account, which as of this writing has 21,000 followers, tweeted a trailer for Ricochet: Neon Prime, a fictitious sequel to the 2000 film Ricochet. It's obviously all a prank, as the account's pinned tweet highlights a problem with Twitter's existing verification process.

During Musk's weekend Twitter session, spaceflight photographer John Kraus brought up the verification process and its problems.

"Twitter Blue is an issue because false information spreads so quickly and has a much greater negative impact on individuals than a bogus game announcement. Do better," the user tweets, identifying Elon Musk. "You now own a large platform and this is what you chose to do with it. Other accounts than those of Nintendo and Valve are targeted by impersonators. There are now duplicate accounts with blue check marks belonging to famous people, from Rudolph Giuliani to Elon Musk himself, posing an instant challenge to the site's new approach. Although accounts that have clearly stated they are parodies have been shut down, Musk previously stated that accounts that are found impersonating real people and are not marked as parody will be suspended. This has led to confusion about Twitter's new rules because accounts that have made this clear have not been suspended.

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