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nanaslugdiva Jan 5, 2023

I created a Twitter account pretending to be @[email protected] (with his permission) and applied for Blue “verification.”

And once again, Twitter took my $8, asked zero questions and gave the fake account a blue checkmark.

https://wapo.st/3VHo2Qg

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/geoffreyfowler/status/1611018186962653193

Twitter said it fixed ‘verification.’ So I impersonated a senator (again).

Elon Musk said Twitter would begin authenticating users who pay $8 for Blue. Our tech columnist was still able to get a checkmark for an impostor Sen. Ed Markey.

The Washington Post