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Define "Trusted". What does "Trusted" mean? Originally the blue-check mark system was to say "This person that had the handle <X> is really <X>". Now it is more of a status symbol e.g. there are certain people that have had their check-marked removed because of what they have said on the platform. The same will happen, doesn't matter if the site is legitimate i.e. not a spammer, not someone that abuses the algorithm, but it will be due to the "content".

People these days are constantly under attack for what I call "wrong think crimes" is where they disagree on a particular issue (almost doesn't matter what it is) and then they are attacked constantly by groups of individuals who think they are morally superior as they are "thinking correctly".

Any "Trusted" site will be treated the same way. Google will be pressured by a group to remove the trusted status, due to whatever politics are in vogue at the time.



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