@KevinWho

Here are instructions for how to verify your account, including the option to have a green verified link in your profile:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-verify-my-account/

It can be done on your own site, and also on sites you don't own if the site allows HTML code to be inserted on your page. For example, some universities allow academics to insert verification links on their staff page.

But the third party services I'm criticising are ones with no reputation of their own, so they're sort of useless.