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by peyton 1003 days ago
Changing profile picture automatically removes the blue check. I believe there’s a big confirmation dialog you have to click through. This article seems deceptive.

> Twitter’s verification policy temporarily removes verification from accounts that change profile pictures, which the UAW did in conjunction with the walkout.

from https://theintercept.com/2023/09/15/uaw-strike-twitter-verif...

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> Changing profile picture automatically removes the blue check. I believe there’s a big confirmation dialog you have to click through. This article seems deceptive.

I think I can see why that is necessary given the hellscape that Twitter now is. But on the other hand, it is wild that it's necessary. It shows you how obviously broken the whole thing is.

Forcing customers to re-verify when they change a profile photo? Perhaps verification isn't the best thing to be selling.