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The verified tag is just ridiculous. It should be for everyone or for nobody.

Man I was sigh-ing throughout this whole article..

They created a huge grave by adding the verified tag. People will and should exploit this. Blame the social media platform for this lousy, discriminating verified tag

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I find it useful on Telegram. There's a lot of scamming/phishing there too. It has helped a lot during pandemic peak to filter out misinformation.

But if it's for everyone, it won't make much sense. You can legally change your name to match anyone's, get that tag and scam others.

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