You seem perfectly okay with those people being held hostage but then complain when a rule is applied equally to everyone. Seems to me your idea is: rules for thee but not for me.
Then again so is Bernie Sanders and Nancy Pelosi. Who is the other half of the US population being held hostage by that group. Do you really think Communists make up 50% of the US population?
Otherwise I think there's too much counter-evidence to your anecdote.
The person I responded to said its used to verify your identity. If that was the case anyone who verified their identity should have one. But that is not how it worked. You could verify your identity and still not get a blue check mark if the committee decided to not give you one.
Also I'm confused where you got communists? I never once said anything about communists. At least try to have a good faith discussion instead of making up random things.
https://nitter.net/TwitterSupport/status/930926295034224641
"This perception became worse when we opened up verification for public submissions and verified people who we in no way endorse"
Directly from the horse mouth. Blue check marks are for people they endorse. They changed to rules to ensure it stayed that way.