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Will Oremus
@willoremus.com

just verified myself in bluesky fashion, linking my account to a personal domain. my new handle is willoremus.com which is kinda cool i guess? if you're into that sort of thing? but still doesn't feel like the long-term answer to this site's impersonation problem. i could be wrong though!

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Will Oremus
@willoremus.com

the thing is, all the other forms of verification are problematic too. i'm willing to at least *consider* the possibility that bluesky's approach is the lesser evil, especially it turns out to be a way for it to make money in lieu of advertising. but it requires educating users which is never easy.

Will Oremus
@willoremus.com

i... guess they can? [glances around suspiciously] would be amazing if my attempt to avoid impersonation ended up getting me impersonated

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Whitney Merrill
@wbm312.bsky.social

I think for this reason the domain verification will cause some issues/be deficient in its purpose— especially for folks who don’t have clear identities tied to a web domain. Makes sense for nasa.gov for verification or for a big brand. Less so for individuals.