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Why do some IDs have green icons behind them?
@dougen it's just an emoji lol
@dougen It's an emoji folks paste in to make fun of Twitter verification
@lmorchard thanks:smiley:
@dougen because they put them there. doesnt mean anything
@dougen because you can customize your display name
@jennylmackinnon I got it, tks:joy:
@dougen You can add them yourself, I think it's an emoji. :) :white_check_mark:
@dougen they just added the emoji after their name
@dougen Because you can just copy-paste this icon and insert it next to your name too.
It's an ironic way to laugh at twitter's verification system.
@dougen cos we're verified Tooters