Twitter tremoves verification of people 'we in no way endorse', like Richard Spencer

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[BusterDog]

Sure, being verified on social media isn't always as good as people think, but after a recent blowup, Twitter says it's addressing the "perception" of endorsement a blue checkmark confers. While the network has notably verified the accounts of self-proclaimed white supremacists and Nazis, it appears to be reversing that policy. One item on the new list of reasons an account can lose verification cites promoting hate against certain races/nationality or supporting groups that do.

[montag813]

Richard Spencer is more educated than the entire board of Twitter combined. Check his Wikipedia to see.

[jiggyboy]

Twitter says it's addressing the "perception" of endorsement a blue checkmark confers. ... One item on the new list of reasons an account can lose verification cites promoting hate against certain races/nationality or supporting groups that do.

So they are "addressing the perception of endorsement" by confirming that is indeed an endorsement, as it can be revoked later if the person posts hate speech.

(“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.”)

[Katya]

Thank you, sadly idiots abound

[bobcat62]

The same free speech problem is starting to show up on tunein.com. Rense Radio was banned about a week ago.

On iOS, $4 to purchase “Simple Radio” became the alternate to TuneIn.