Twitter’s paid ‘verification’ launch has lead to a wave of fake accounts impersonating game companies including Nintendo, Valve and Twitch.
, are being impersonated on Twitter following the launch of the service’s new paid-for verification system., Twitter independently verified and awarded certain accounts, indicated by a blue checkmark, based on them meeting certain requirements.
These accounts were deemed to be active, notable, and authentic ones of public interest, but there’s now another way for anyone to get ‘verified’ which has resulted in potentially harmful consequences.The new $7.99 Twitter Blue monthly subscription service enables anyone to pay to have the blue checkmark on their account without undergoing a review to confirm if they meet the active, notable and authentic criteria.
Musk previously claimed that the new system would act as a deterrent to spammers and scammers, but hours after its rollout on Wednesday it was also being used to promote untruths. A fake but verified Nintendo of America account recently popped up advertising an unannounced Super Mario Galaxy game. It also published an image of Nintendo’s mascot giving the middle finger.A verified Valve account was also used to ‘announce’ Ricochet: Neon Prime, which was billed as the “next competitive platform” from the company behind the Half-Life series and leading online digital games storebefore users identified it as a ruse and locked it.
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