[sangnoir]

True, but who wants the dollar-store version if the verification mark? Twitter is/was selling the prestige of the badge and what it represents to some, specifically "I am a notable individual". Any other symbol would only mean "I paid $8 for this", and my guess is that isn't quite as compelling.

[theshrike79]

Then take the old blue mark and make it ... green like the money you paid for it? :)