Verification on Twitter is going Swimmingly, Fake accounts getting Gold Checks

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More Twitter Confusion As Fake MTV ‘Challenge’ Account Gets Gold Tick After Posting Videos Of Violence & Profanities https://t.co/yVu5MgTf8x
- Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) April 24, 2023

So,

• Gold Checks are reserved for the official and verified accounts of businesses that pay $1,000 per month.
• Today, not one, but two accounts of businesses

Comments

[dandyxwarhol]

What does Twitter *claim* their verification process actually is?

[louise_jaxon]

[squirrels_oh_no]

Just verifying that a phone number works it seems

[dandyxwarhol]

So bonkers

[peddlestools]

so like, any google voice number will do?

[squirrels_oh_no]

I have no clue but when you look at a blue check it just says they verified their phone number. Even dead people.

[molkat]

My theory it's just repurposing 2FA via SMS and that's why they removed that option for unsubscribed accounts a little while ago.

[insomniachobs]

That is exactly what they've done. 2F has gone behind the paywall and that is masquerading as if it's actual identity verification. Of which they do none.

[insomniachobs]

There's no meaningful verification whatsoever. You need a working phone number.