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faq:verification:how_do_i_get_verified [2022/11/10 13:56] – ↷ Links adapted because of a move operation dreadpir8robotsfaq:verification:how_do_i_get_verified [2022/11/10 13:59] (current) – ↷ Links adapted because of a move operation dreadpir8robots
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-To do this, you must [[faq:verify_profile_metadata_url|add a specially-formatted link to your Mastodon profile]] on the page you wish to verify.+To do this, you must [[faq:verification:profile_url_green_check|add a specially-formatted link to your Mastodon profile]] on the page you wish to verify.
  
 ===== How much should I trust an account with verified URLs? ===== ===== How much should I trust an account with verified URLs? =====
 You should trust the URL verification only as much as you trust the user's instance to carry out the verification. For large or familiar instances, that might be quite a lot. Perhaps less for instances you don't know well or at all. This is more complicated than monolithic social media, where a single authority may grant verified status to an account (but often based on an opaque process). You should trust the URL verification only as much as you trust the user's instance to carry out the verification. For large or familiar instances, that might be quite a lot. Perhaps less for instances you don't know well or at all. This is more complicated than monolithic social media, where a single authority may grant verified status to an account (but often based on an opaque process).