Twitter Verifies Fake Disney Junior Account Using Racial Slurs

Twitter mistakenly awarded a gold verification badge to a parody Disney account, @DisneyJuniorUK, which had published racial slurs. The account was suspended after Variety contacted Disney. The real Disney Junior U.K. network ceased operating in Oct. 2020, with its corresponding Twitter account shut down at the same time. Gold verification badges cost $1,000 per month, although the social media company has currently waived the fee for its largest advertising clients and most-followed brands.