Twitter is telling some new congressional candidates that they'll need to win their primary races before their accounts can be verified on the social media network, CNN has learned
The social media giant isn't making exceptions for candidates running for office in 2020, emails between a campaign representative and Twitter, obtained by CNN, show. That's despite indications that foreign entities have previously attempted to pose as US political candidates on social media.
But Buckley said that he doesn't interpret being verified on social media as a seal of approval from a company and said he welcomes the idea that all candidates registered to run for office get verification -- regardless of their political views."If my interpretation is correct, all candidates should be verified as to limit the possibility of fake accounts from having any impact on an election," he said.
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