I think there are many aspiring blue check mark holders who share the view.
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If only Twitter didn't sometimes treat it as exactly that, most famously with Milo, who may be repugnant but didn't suddenly stop being the real Milo.
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Yes, and they did that in capitulation to the legions of screaming power users out there who for some reason view the status as conferring moral validation.
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The confusion stems from things like blue checking Richard Spencer but not Julian Assange.
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The confusion is understandable, but it also stems from lots of people demanding that Twitter make moral judgments when it doles out blue check marks.
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I am glad I am mature enough to know that "verified" status doesn't equate with veracity.
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So why did you get verified? Are there lots of Michael Tracy imposters out there muddying your name?
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A furry loving white supremacist seemed to think it meant some form of validation when he received his Twitter label.
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Peter Daou is dealing with enough trauma right now.
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Now Im stuck in a paradox I want to blindly trust you because you are a verified account, but you are telling me not topic.twitter.com/Legd0IdtYV
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not true. they still wont verify Sargon of Akkad iirc
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This comment is logic and plausible and a comfort for
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Blue check marks are the social media version of admission to “elite” universities.
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I like some of the parody accts better than verified ones. Verified then has a fit disclosing their posts. Gets real funny at times.

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Said the man with a blue check.
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Like 280 tweets, normally axe grinders.
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