The Public Broadcasting Service has followed National Public Radio in quitting Twitter after the social media network labeled both organizations as government-backed media.
for future reference, you can check if a Mastodon profile is verified by if one of the links in the profile shows up green with a checkmark. an official NPR Mastodon account would have a link to npr.org at the top that would be green (instead of purple) with a green checkmark next to it.
here’s what the Texas Observer’s verified “contact us” link looks like:
@Hirom @admin That’s an unofficial bot account btw
Uh!? If that’s the case there’s an issue with mastodon’s verified thingy.
@Hirom Not necessarily; it’s not an actual verified account, that’s just a custom emoji
Sigh…
for future reference, you can check if a Mastodon profile is verified by if one of the links in the profile shows up green with a checkmark. an official NPR Mastodon account would have a link to npr.org at the top that would be green (instead of purple) with a green checkmark next to it.
here’s what the Texas Observer’s verified “contact us” link looks like: