@Mastodon Some check mark identification on the profile page would be relevant. Blue checkmark for the trusted server, purple checkmark for the rest.
And yes - domain ownership verification should stay.
I think the ability to easily tell which “Taylor Swift” account is the official one is critical for wider user adoption.
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@Mastodon Then we would know that all accounts “@usgov.social” are official, at a glance. It would also allow collectives to be built: some journalist open colective, Hollywood celebrities etc. this would bridge the gap - users can easily understand which accounts are official (for public persons) and verification would be managed by their respective communities.
So we would have 2 server types: the ones mastodon recognised as having public interest and robust verification any the rest.
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@Mastodon I think you should encourage some form of server side verification. And maintain a list of servers that have robust verification.
This would allow official institutions to have their own server and announce verification.
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@hankgreen critical thinking