by Jeff Weisbein July 7, 2010
A little over a year ago, we wrote that Twitter had begun to implement an account verification system to people who were subject to impersonation (otherwise known as celebrities or other very well known people). After a year of the account verification system in place, we have seen more and more verified accounts. However, after reading [...]
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Twitter announced that they will be implementing an account verification system to help prevent people from impersonating other people. According to the Twitter blog, “The experiment will begin with public officials, public agencies, famous artists, athletes, and other well known individuals at risk of impersonation. We hope to verify more accounts in the future but [...]
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