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But doesn't Twitter have a "verified" badge for real-world people whose identities have been verified?

I thought it went without saying that Twitter handles, above all newly-created ones, were fake unless they had that additional badge.



No, only for a small subset of people and all chosen at Twitter's discretion (they don't take suggestions).


I believe they also have some stipulations on if you're being impersonated they might verify you.


According to the article on Ars Technica, the lawyer sent copies of his ID to Twitter to verify he was being impersonated and the account was suspended.




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