Twitter gave a fake Disney account account verification status at the weekend.
The account, called @DisneyJuniorUK, was tweeting vile content, but managed to be verified with a gold tick before being suspended.
The owner alerted his followers by saying “this isn’t actually real right. someone pinch me or something” – and the tweet has since gone viral.
It comes as confusion continues at how Twitter’s updated verification system is working.
Twitter has been approached for comment.
Meanwhile, the “real” Disney Junior account has also been given a gold badge.
Last week Twitter dropped blue marks from “legacy” verified accounts and there is a new colour scheme to its verification system – under the guidance of owner Elon Musk.
Despite many celebrity accounts initially losing their badges – over the weekend most of them were reinstated, with almost every user with more than one million followers receiving a new blue tick. (BBC)
