They changed the blue check from an exclusive club of the rich and popular, to j...

rsynnott · 2025-12-06T17:34:14 1765042454

They call it 'verified', and, er, do not seem to do much in the way of verification. I mean, it's hard not to see it as misleading at the very least.

jamesrr39 · 2025-12-06T04:01:42 1764993702

The blue check symbolised (symbolises) being verified, i.e. this account belongs to who it says it does. But it doesn't carry out any/sufficient checks to actually verify that.

See also: https://x.com/jesus/status/1590405986925543424

briandw · 2025-12-06T04:36:47 1764995807

Twitter created that definition and now the EU has the divine right to not let them change it? Verified can and does mean many things.

rsynnott · 2025-12-06T17:35:02 1765042502

The common meaning of language is important. If they want it to mean something other than 'verified' as commonly understood, they should rename it.

tene80i · 2025-12-06T05:09:16 1764997756

They have the legal right, similar to the federal government in the USA. You can disagree with their judgement, but they clearly have the right to enforce it.

surgical_fire · 2025-12-06T07:27:31 1765006051

Governments actually have the legal right to enact regulations on how companies operate within their jurisdiction.

If the company does not want to comply they can simply stop operating there.

isodev · 2025-12-06T04:57:10 1764997030

No divine right, just consumer protection.

USanians have been raised to believe that corporations are somehow above the law but that’s not true. Play stupid games, earn stupid fines a.k.a fuck with people and people will fuck back.

nradov · 2025-12-06T04:41:06 1764996066

There's no actual need for checks.