The Washington Post now flags journalists' profiles as verified on Mastodon.
Owning your name (and your home) in the Fediverse
Almost no one starts a business without buying a domain and setting up a basic website.
The same is rapidly becoming true for the Fediverse.
(It doesn't have to be Mastodon or an open instance)
With Open Social networking, you control your relationship with your community (or rather they control their relationship with you-equally good)