St. Louis Cardinals skipper Tony LaRussa, who once managed the Jose Canseco/Mark McGwire “Bash Brothers” Oakland As, has hit Twitter with a lawsuit. He seeks unspecificed damages. LaRussa is upset about how someone set up an account in his name and made comments about drunk driving (the MLB manager was once found sleeping intoxicated behind the wheel of a parked vehicle) and the death of two pitchers.

Seemingly in response to this, and other situations, Twitter is unveiling “verified accounts.” If people, such as celebs, pass the test they will get a badge saying they are verified. Kind of like how PayPal does it. For now, the company seems to be doing this only for high profile individuals and not companies.

What do you think? Do you think this is a good move?

Robin

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