Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-07-20 05:59:17 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 98958898A56F7559C5A8BFA8812756B014D529F2143616030E94920D41F76E3D
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Twitter's current 'Verification' system, implemented at Musk's direction, does not indicate verifiability of the account, and instead has been widely used and abused for scams and impersonations. https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a3ak9/twitters-verified-scam-store-accounts-thrive-as-humans-flee-the-site https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/twitter-impersonators-elon-musk-verification-system-1234720892/
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