The biggest dismissal is just that "verification" doesn't actually do shit. If you can verify yourself just by spending money, that's not actually proof you are real in any way. Johnny Trollman can make an account, spend $8, and then change the avatar and display name to Barack Obama. The exclusivity was/is paramount to the authentication.
If you're going to try to sell a service at least make sure it does what you say it does.
The biggest dismissal is just that "verification" doesn't actually do shit. If you can verify yourself just by spending money, that's not actually proof you are real in any way. Johnny Trollman can make an account, spend $8, and then change the avatar and display name to Barack Obama. The exclusivity was/is paramount to the authentication.
If you're going to try to sell a service at least make sure it does what you say it does.
Damn, people just pretending to be a former POTUS. Horrible.