[scholia]

Twitter could actually charge people to have their accounts Verified(assuming they are using their real names).

If that idea is successful, they could let verified users limit their twitstream to show only Verified users.

Then, perhaps, you might stop seeing most of the random crap posted by trolls, who can mob you today, even if they don't follow you and you don't follow them.

[pjc50]

I'd very much like to separate "paid" from "is using real name"; many of the twitter accounts I follow aren't people under their real names.

[scholia]

Yes, fair point. At the moment, "verified" means you are the real Donald Trump, or whoever, not a parody account. What would you be verifying if it wasn't an identifiable name (real name, stage name, etc)?

Under what I was suggesting, you would still be able to follow whoever you liked, whether verified or not. However, you would be able to block all the unverified users....

[dceddia]

I thought they already charged some good amount of money to get that "verified" check, no?

[mckee1]

I know someone with a verified status on Twitter and they did not pay anything.