mo4ch:>Twitter quietly gives blue tick to Jack Dorsey’s mom despite account verification ‘pause’ | Mo4ch News

Despite announcing it was ‘pausing’ its verification process in 2017, Twitter actually continued to secretly dole out blue ticks to Jack Dorsey’s parents and some 100,000 other users.Twitter suspended its verification process in 2017 after it faced a backlash for verifying Jason Kessler, who organized the Unite the Right protest in Charlottesville. “Our verified account program is currently on hold. We are not accepting any new requests at this time,” it explains in its FAQ page.However, Mashable reports Twitter is still verifying a large number of users, including the band Whitesnake, a ‘war room’ for US President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign, and Dorsey’s parents Marcia and Tim Dorsey. The Parkland shooting survivors, and Patriots quarterback Tom Brady have also been verified, but those were publicized at the time they were approved.  “We have paused public submissions for verification while we focus on a new authentication and verification program,” a Twitter said in a statem…