Comment on Angry, disappointed users react to Bluesky's upcoming blue check mark verification system
MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week agoIt was the username so already quite visible.
For example someone at say, NPR, could use a name like @bob.npr.org which is only possible by verifying ownership of the npr.org domain name, so there is no need to vet anything.
spongebue@lemmy.world 1 week ago
That’s great for an organization like NPR which may have the resources to tie its own domain name into Bluesky. For some freelance reporter or otherwise verifiable person, I’m not sure it’s quite so practical.
FourWaveforms@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Domains are dirt cheap.
spongebue@lemmy.world 1 week ago
And tying it to the Bluesky system? Not sure the cost of that (I swear I saw it was a potential monetization they were looking into) but also the time to figure it out isn’t practical for everyone.
FourWaveforms@lemm.ee 1 week ago
I just bought a domain for $2