Twitter’s murky verification process is helping cryptocurrency scams thrive

UPDATE: Feb. 26, 2018, 5:41 p.m. EST Twitter's official account for its verification policy, @Verified, tweeted a reminder that its verification program is paused after publication of this story. 

We've paused public submissions for verification.👇 https://t.co/0KZd4Kxkp9

— Twitter Verified (@verified) February 26, 2018

This story cited that same account previously had a pinned tweet suggesting users could apply to a nonexistent program for verification. The author of this story also got her verification badge returned. Original story below. 

Twitter verification, or the blue checkmark that appears next to an official account's name, is seen by most people as a badge of credibility. It's meant to distinguish real accounts from the fake ones. Read more...

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