This blog entry talks about the new checkmark. For now, it seems like a mostly automated 1st and 3rd party service for high-profile accounts.
https://bsky.social/about/blog/04-21-2025-verification
This older blog entry details re domains as verification. So there might be extra details in there.
https://bsky.social/about/blog/4-28-2023-domain-handle-tutorial
https://bsky.social/about/blog/04-21-2025-verification
This older blog entry details re domains as verification. So there might be extra details in there.
https://bsky.social/about/blog/4-28-2023-domain-handle-tutorial
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I think I get it now - domains are a form of verification just by having them, and the check is a manually given one
I got confused because they were both mentioned as "being verified", and my mind went "check" = "verified"