"[on Twitter] What was once a sign that you could trust somebody’s identity ... gets turned into a status symbol, sold to anybody willing to pay for it"

Are you joking? The twitter checkmark was a joke. People would get it then change their name and photo to parody Supreme Court justices, fool thousands, and not only did it not get stopped: it wasn't even against the rules.

This article acts like the idea that you can't trust what you see on the internet is new.