Hey @Twitter, I've finally decided I'm going to make a thing of this.
Why are prominent black public intellectuals like @thomaschattwill, @JohnRWoodJr, @JohnHMcWhorter, @GlennLoury, and @coldxman (who just made Forbes 30 under 30) all still not verified?
What gives?!
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Oh really? Didn’t they shut it down because of alt-right accounts?
appreciate this tho!
Yeah, they got caught in cancel culture because the check was perceived as an "endorsement," which led to a round of "Why is Twitter endorsing Richard Spencer!" But they're building out a new policy, described here:https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2020/help-us-shape-our-new-approach-to-verification.html …
