@thor
The checkmark lost it's meaning a looooong time ago.
It was supposed to be a sign that an account of a celebrity was indeed the real one.

Then it became a social status symbol for literally who journalists. Let's be honest, nobody knows or cares about who works at Huffington Post, or New York Times, but I'm supposed to believe they're famous enough to have potential impersonators? Bitch please.

Now at least it verifies an individual invested something into making the account, and he has less incentive to break the rules than someone who didn't spend any money on it. Personally I think it's an improvement.