Nosta on Nostr: The icon for handles (NIP-05) was changed. It was a check, indicating that some type ...
The icon for handles (NIP-05) was changed. It was a check, indicating that some type of account verification had happened. That's not accurate though. Handles are just human-readable shortcuts, often provided by third-party providers, without any sort of identification process. The new icon is more general and avoids that association. Based on this conversation on Stacker News:
https://stacker.news/items/173439 
Published at
2023-05-22 22:10:43Event JSON
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"content": "The icon for handles (NIP-05) was changed. It was a check, indicating that some type of account verification had happened. That's not accurate though. Handles are just human-readable shortcuts, often provided by third-party providers, without any sort of identification process. The new icon is more general and avoids that association. Based on this conversation on Stacker News: https://stacker.news/items/173439\n\nhttps://nostr.build/p/nb9168.jpg",
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