You can pay but you still have to prove you say who you are.
$ is the price, doesn't mean you clear the requirements.
>So if [insert celebrity here] decides not to pay, I can now pay $20 to officially impersonate them as backed by Twitter.
Do you have the necessary documentation to prove this identity? Aren't you concerned with violating federal laws?
Somebody may already have the same name as a celebrity, or think it's worth changing their legal name. It seems to be already possible to have multiple verified accounts with the same name, e.g., https://twitter.com/thejohnsmith and https://twitter.com/Harryslaststand are both verified as "John Smith".
Do we know for sure they still have to prove they are who they claim?
>Do we know for sure they still have to prove they are who they claim?
Do they not already?
How would you get verified as celebrity X ?
How can a cow get human ID ?
How is it official if you’re committing fraud by doing so?