public figure

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Starting today, the blue check marks bestowed upon some accounts, typically those of public figures whose identity has been verified, will no longer be free.

From New York Times

The ruling also knocks down a key pillar of Fox’s defense — that it was simply reporting on newsworthy statements from public figures, in this case a sitting president and his advisers.

From Washington Post

Twitter has previously relied on the badges as an important signal affecting all of those areas — for example, using verification to decide to boost a public figure’s tweet into a user’s timeline.

From Washington Post

The company cited “neutral reportage privilege,” which protects media organizations against libel claims if they accurately and objectively report newsworthy charges made against public figures as part of an ongoing controversy.

From Los Angeles Times

When the blue check mark was first made available to paying users in November, the platform was swarmed with users posing as public figures such as LeBron James and George W. Bush.

From Los Angeles Times