Thinking of opening a Mastodon account? You can get 'Twitter verified', albeit with a green checkmark, for free.
Which is problematic as impersonation is as much a thing on Mastodon as it is on Twitter and potentially harder to prevent. Already overworked Mastodon instance admins can check the account and block the obvious ones, but there are lots of instances on Mastodon by its very nature, making it all but impossible to catch them all. Luckily, then, there are ways to verify you are whom you say you are, or were, on Twitter that come with more gravitas.
Fedified acts as a centralized directory of verified Twitter users who can also be found on Mastodon, which has caused controversy among some Mastodon users who think it goes against the decentralized nature of the network. You will need to form your own opinion about this but, assuming you do use the service, it also provides a Mastodon green verified link between your account and that directory in your profile.
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