Thread by @BadassBowden

Do I have to list the publicity I’ve done to have twitter see that I’m deserving of verification? The media on my work and that of my org- some of which were written by journalists you recognize as worthy of a check mark?
Let me cite sources, @twitter @jack @TwitterSupport

Article in @WIRED about my org and our work battling revenge porn:
wired.com/story/badass-r…

Article in @Newsweek covering my story and the beginnings of @TheBADASS_army
newsweek.com/badass-revenge…

An in-depth write up by @Sophie_J_J that goes into detail about the inner workings of BADASS (one of my favorites)
cdcs.asc.upenn.edu/sophie-maddock…

An article in @papermagazine about my work:
papermag.com/the-badass-arm…

Here I am on the Savage Love podcast with Dan Savage
wbez.org/stories/savage…

Write up in @VICE @motherboard about our unique methods to attend defcon:
vice.com/en_us/article/…

Article in @mashable discussing the various folks worldwide working to fight image abuse
mashable.com/feature/global…

An appearance on the damn @TODAYshow where I talked with Megyn Kelly about our work.
today.com/video/meet-the…

Or the @BBC reporting on deepnudes.
bbc.com/news/technolog…

Here’s when I was on the @tamronhall @TamronHallShow with other advocates, discussing our experiences and hurdles when fighting NCP
tamronhallshow.com/videos/revenge…

Not to mention our episode of @MTV @MTVTrueLife
mtv.com/episodes/tzyr1…

Or this awesome video about our work by @freethinkmedia
freethink.com/videos/the-bad…

And I’m not including the many local news stories, podcasts, blogs, and coverage of legislation weve helped with. You can google for more.

Yet, some random dude with 3k followers and a mediocre blog is verified, yet I am not. @TwitterSupport @TwitterSafety @twitter @jack

(And I am NOT ONE for rooting my own horn. I rarely, if EVER, brag about my accomplishments. But I know that verifying my account is not only deserved, but necessary, and I will break out my press to prove it.)

Or should I list awards? Will that freaking do it?
-nominated for a @WomenCyberjutsu award
-nominated for the “influencer of the year” award for the Security Woman of the year
-@YWCAUSA Distinguished Young Woman award

-one of the 50 most important things to happen to in the 50 years of the internet in Suddeutsche Zeitung magazine (Germany’s largest newspaper)
sz-magazin.sueddeutsche.de/internet/nackt…

SHALL I KEEP GOING?
Not to mention the dozens of victims who reach out to me DAILY for help.
Verify me