Bluesky: Anyone who wants to can now apply for a blue tick
In April, Bluesky began “proactively” assigning blue checkmarks, and some US media allowed to do the same. Now anyone can request the symbol for their account.
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Anyone who wants to and can justify this to Bluesky now has the option of requesting a blue tick for verification on the short messaging service. A link to a corresponding form has now been added to the month-old blog entry introducing the function. It asks why the tick should be placed next to the username. In addition, those responsible for a Bluesky account can also apply to be a verification point and then distribute such blue checkmarks themselves if necessary. So far, the accounts of selected US media such as the New York Times or Wired have been allowed to do this.
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A month ago, Bluesky began “proactively” issuing blue checkmarks and verifying “authentic and noteworthy accounts”. The system was announced back in December after there was a growing problem with accounts that did not belong to the celebrities whose names they bore. The issues this can cause became clear after Elon Musk's Twitter takeover, as a result of which he changed the blue tick system several times. However, other services continue to use the symbol to make it clear that an account is actually the person or organization that claims to be behind it.
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On Bluesky, individuals or organizations could previously only verify their accounts somewhat awkwardly via their domain. This becomes part of the account name, as is the case with the heise online account, for example. The system that has now been introduced and is about to be opened allows Bluesky – or “trusted verifiers” to verify – accounts and award the blue tick. In principle, however, all accounts can confirm the authenticity of an account, except that there is no blue tick in the official app. However, alternative apps could accept other verification points.
(mho)
