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Mastodon has an account verification system, but it works differently to most social networks. There is no central authority confirming people's identity, instead there is a self-service system based on ownership of websites or web pages. You can find out more at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-verify-my-account

For example, the official account for LibreOffice is @libreoffice and we know it is official because their profile page's link to https://www.libreoffice.org is green.

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How do I verify my account on Mastodon and the Fediverse? | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

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Marcel Costa Jun 15

@FediTips This is very useful!

Another indirect verification would be the domain of an instance. If there is an accout of bbc (for example) with the "bbc.com" domain,you know its them.

And that applies for fediversal software that don't have a built-in verification system!

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@marcelcosta

Yup, that's another way of doing it 👍

For example the European Union has many official accounts such as @EUCommission in the "europa.eu" domain which is their official website.