The story behind 'Blue Check Homes': How an SF artist created a fake company that fooled thousands

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 05:24:24 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/Blue-Check-Homes-SF-artist-prank-verified-Twitter-15918854.php>

“Personally, I wanted to know how Baskin came up with all of these
made-up credentials. But to my surprise, she pointed out these are all
the same qualifications the actual Twitter app requires of its users
requesting verified status. And that’s kind of the point of the prank.”

Via Esther Schindler.

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                *** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
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https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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