TODAY: Bluesky Rolls Out Blue Check Verifications

Wired reports:

Starting today, Bluesky is rolling out a new verification system, complete with the familiar blue check marks popularized by Twitter. The social platform, which has experienced rapid growth since it opened to the public in early 2024, formerly relied on an unconventional self-verification system where users could “authenticate” themselves by including custom domains in their web handles.

Now it’s adopting a more proactive and traditional verification strategy, with the Bluesky team identifying notable accounts and bestowing blue check marks. When Elon Musk purged Twitter’s legacy blue check marks in favor of a pay-to-play approach, he zapped the symbol’s practical value within the X ecosystem and gave grifters and pranksters everywhere a lovely gift.

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