2026-02-11 06:14 UTC
@Mastodon Then we would know that all accounts “@usgov.social” are official, at a glance. It would also allow collectives to be built: some journalist open colective, Hollywood celebrities etc. this would bridge the gap - users can easily understand which accounts are official (for public persons) and verification would be managed by their respective communities.
So we would have 2 server types: the ones mastodon recognised as having public interest and robust verification any the rest.
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@stanimir@mastodon.social 2026-02-11 06:14
@Mastodon Some check mark identification on the profile page would be relevant. Blue checkmark for the trusted server, purple checkmark for the rest. And yes - domain ownership verification should stay. I think the ability to easily tell which “Taylor Swift” account is the official one is critical for wider user adoption. (3/3)