In 2007, when MySpace was the most popular Social Networking website in North America and Europe, a lot of profiles and groups were being created on the names of celebrities by fans on this network.
Some fans added disclaimers on Homepage, saying that they were not affiliated with the celebrity to who the profile and group was dedicated to. However, some fans posed as the celebrity on whose name they created the profile.
Why did the need for profile verification arise?
In October 2007, many celebrities objected to the fake profiles on their names and thus, MySpace prepared a list of celebrities (starting with official profiles of WWE Superstars) that were confirmed by officials and Superstars. Celebrities started getting their profiles verified by MySpace.
This is how, the concept of verified profiles, pages and groups started.
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