Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-07-20 02:53:47 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: CEA89FD986E9B5EDE1325C1B2F0407743493CF287711EB57E15064A8D359E3B4
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Original Note:
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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