@rbairwell @katebevan @daveleeFT @DataDrivenMD I think the ultimate solution to Verification is for the publishers/outlets to run their own Fediverse servers - there would be no need to 'verify' @davelee@ft.com - for example. If he also ran his own site, as he might for non journalist things he could set up @dave@davelee.me
@katebevan @daveleeFT @rbairwell @DataDrivenMD That is true, however I understand there is a redirect mechanism to say, essentially @davelee@bbc.co.uk is now @davelee@ft.com - this could clearly be broken by the administrators at the old publishers, but I do not think they would want a reputation for treating departing contributors badly.
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@rbairwell @katebevan Publishers may also have a role as financial middle men - I pay for the BBC through a licence fee, and subscribe to The Guardian, Scientific American etc, and they distribute the money. For the Fediverse to succeed the issue of how it is funded has to be solved.