Twitter announced Thursday that it is choosing to suspend its verification program altogether after it came under fire for verifying known white nationalist Jason Kressler earlier this week.
On Tuesday, Kressler, who organized the deadly alt-right rally in Charlottesville this past summer, proudly tweeted about receiving the coveted blue checkmark.
"Looks like I FINALLY got
This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Twitter to Suspend Verified-Profile Program After White Nationalist Backlash
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