Facebook Launches Verified Pages and Profiles

http://newsroom.fb.com/News/619/Verified-Pages-and-Profiles

by derpenxyne • 13 years ago

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tannerc• 13 years ago

Why didn't this happen long ago?

Even before Twitter released their verified accounts Facebook was scrambling with groups, profiles, and business profiles claiming to be authentic when they were - in fact - not. Seems like a long-time coming for a much needed feature.

e.g. try searching for "Steve Jobs" on Facebook and identifying any authentic page.

bojanbabic• 13 years ago

isn't facebook supposed to be your default identity that you use across internet?

flexxaeon2• 13 years ago

I'm with you - I don't quite get this considering the Facebook stance on "fake" users. Was a losing battle to fight? Will they now allow parody accounts a la Twitter?

k-mcgrady• 13 years ago

I'm guessing they were building this for pages which desperately need it and decided they'd roll it out to select profiles too while they were at it.

D9u• 13 years ago

Since Facebook has become what it currently is, I have gotten rid of my FB account.

I miss the days when FB rules concerning actually knowing the people on one's friends list were expected to be upheld.

Now it's turned into some sort of commercial beast, and I refuse to feed that beast.

hackcrack• 13 years ago

That's really wonderful, thanks for sharing. We all care that you don't have a Facebook.

snarf• 13 years ago

I found the original comment relevant. Facebook and the way people use it has changed dramatically from its early days. It is quite a bit spammier, and the signal to noise ratio has gone down.

Facebook Launches Verified Pages and Profiles

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