verified users
Checked, badge-bearing accounts
Verified users are accounts on social media platforms whose identities have been confirmed as authentic, typically indicated by a checkmark badge.
Originally verification marked public figures, celebrities, and journalists to prevent impersonation.
Since some platforms began selling verification, the badge has shifted from signaling authenticity to signaling subscription status: Only verified users can see replies now.
- checkmarkSymbol indicating approval
- blue checkOnline identity confirmation mark
- authenticatedConfirmed as legitimate
- two-factor authenticationIdentity confirmation requiring two proofs
- bluePrimary color; also sad
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- internet usersbrowsers, surfers, tweeters, commenters, repliers
- social media userstweeters, posters, influencers, content creators, viral stars
- influencersinfluencer, influencers, content creator, PewDiePie, Instagram influencers
verified usersanonymous accounts
Online identities without attribution
burner accounts · anons · throwaway accounts · sock puppets · masked identities
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