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- Twitter for iOS bug lets Verified accounts give other users a blue tick
Posted by : Brij Bhushan
Friday, 13 May 2016
Being verified on Twitter means people seem to pay more attention to you, even if you spend your day writing in your pajamas. But sometimes the ivory tower of fame can be lonely. Good news for verified users: a Twitter for iOS bug makes it look like you have the power to verify anyone you want. All you need to do is simply retweet anybody’s post and and voilĂ – a blue tick will appear by their name. For example, TNW co-founder Patrick de Laive isn’t verified: But with an RT from our social media guru, Matt Navarra, suddenly it looks like he is: Unfortunately, the glitch…
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