Instagram Threatened Removal of Verified Status for Posting Snapchat Content

Post by dustingetz » Mon, Sep 30, 2019, 12:32 PM UTC

mosselman wrote: post #6

What I think is the problem is the terminology. 'Verified' makes it sound like there is some identity checking going on. It is nonsense to say that because someone is posting on 2 platforms, they suddenly aren't who they say they are. If you use the term 'affiliate' or 'partner' it is a different story. If you are posting on 2 or more platforms, it is logical for all involved platforms to not feel like partners anymo…

Post by XJ6 » Mon, Sep 30, 2019, 12:47 PM UTC

mc32 wrote: post #7

This “verified” nonsense is silly. Twitter knew who Assange was but refused to “verify” him. They should change what they call verified to another label like “goodie two-shoes” instead. As it is is a complete misnomer. It’s basically used to get users to behave a certain way and if they don’t conform they don’t get verified or if they are verified it gets revoked.

Post by im3w1l » Mon, Sep 30, 2019, 12:50 PM UTC

mosselman wrote: post #6

What I think is the problem is the terminology. 'Verified' makes it sound like there is some identity checking going on. It is nonsense to say that because someone is posting on 2 platforms, they suddenly aren't who they say they are. If you use the term 'affiliate' or 'partner' it is a different story. If you are posting on 2 or more platforms, it is logical for all involved platforms to not feel like partners anymo…

Post by [deleted] » Mon, Sep 30, 2019, 12:55 PM UTC

chmod775 wrote: post #4

aphextim wrote: post #2

Not that I agree with this practice, but I've heard from people who stream on twitch that if you are streaming on their platform, you cannot stream to you-tube, d-live or other platforms and keep the affiliate/partner status which allows viewers to subscribe and donate via twitch currency to you. You may stream to multiple platforms at once, however you lose your ability to be verified on twitch by being an affiliate…

They are afraid of other platforms, because they know their business will take a serious hit if there's ever serious competition. The cut they take off of subscriptions and donations is absolutely shady and unjustifiable. Add to that the long list of twitch "anti-features" and they're on a good course to become to Quora of streaming sites. Can't wait for just lurking to become "members only". Twitch would die in a he…

Post by mc32 » Mon, Sep 30, 2019, 12:59 PM UTC

waterhouse wrote: post #16

XJ6 wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Verified" ceased to be meaningful as actual verification as soon as "unverified" became a thing. I think making it a brand-coloured tick conveyed too much of a positive message so people took it as an endorsement, leading to pressure to "unverify" if that person did or said something bad. Given that action, the "verified" tick then becomes an even stronger signal of endorsement. Perhaps it would be better to call th…

I can think of one use case for de-verifying: when someone's account seems to have been hacked.