Bluesky’s launch of a verification system has raised a slew of questions among its user base from who will be picked — and why — to what outside organizations might be involved and whether the self-verification process will end?

Bluesky’s new verification process launches today. It mixes the old-school, Twitter-style blue check bestowed by the platform with a more decentralized option for trusted organizations.

Bluesky will "proactively verify authentic and notable accounts and display a blue check next to their names," the company said in a blog post Monday. This is how Twitter used to