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by ttepasse 566 days ago
How do you evaluate respectability in this case? The icon that meant verified on Twitter now only means that someone paid money to X.

(And of course you can't read it if you're not logged in.)

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In this case you can find this X account linked on some Microsoft status pages.

https://status.cloud.microsoft/

Exactly like how you evaluate respectability on any platform including the web. Not like there are reliable checkmarks everywhere you go.
I respect them more. So that’s one data point..

(PS: Poe’s law).