@Gargron @atomicpoet I think as long as it sits alongside other types of link, it's fair game. If they got to the point where huge numbers of people look to them as a trusted source, good for them. I don't see it as very different to, say, the Nobel Foundation having a links page where they validated the accounts of Laureates. Or indeed validating if someone owns a Twitter account based on link in bio. As long as we all have options then I don't think one type of validation will eat the others.

@Gargron @Hbomberguy I love that this thread is now famous. The revolution will not be televised but it might be tooted.

@Gargron thank you Eugen, you are an absolute hero!