Bluesky to roll out verification for organisations and users

Ciara O'Brien - The Irish Times - 22/04
Social network to proactively verify authentic notable accounts, adding check mark next to their names

Social media platform Bluesky said it is implementing a new programme to verify users, bringing in its version of the check mark favoured by X, Instagram and Facebook.

Bluesky said it would proactively verify authentic any notable accounts, adding the check next to their names. It is also selecting a number of independent organisations that can verify accounts directly through a “Trusted Verifiers” feature. Accounts with that power will have a scalloped check mark next to their user name. Bluesky will als...
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