Robin Riley (fka Josh)Please take a moment to drink in the 
absolute spectacle 
that is the Brands.town instance: https://brands.town/explore
absolute spectacle that is the Brands.town instance: https://brands.town/explore
kurtsh@josh This may inadvertently be justifying one of the concerns about Mastodon, is it not? While parody is awesome (and I did a lot of spittakes while reading the local feed) no trusted certifying authority means feeding the lawyers everywhere... and God knows, nobody wants that.
CritteRo@kurtsh @josh I mean, there are 2 main ways to "verify" your account.
* Start your own instance. Nobody can claim the CNN.com domain, which means account created there are genuine CNN accounts.
* Add link to your website on your profile, and the link to Mastodon on your website. This will verify the website as being yours.
In my opinion this makes more sense than a funny emoji next to your name.