Finally, note that on Mastodon a browser extension isn't necessary to validate identity, thanks to Mastodon's openness -- you can link to your OpenCheck public URL and because it links back with rel="me" it will turn green.

It requests the minimum set of permissions necessary. If you want to check identities but don't want to install the extension, just go to opencheck.is

A prototype of the Firefox extension for OpenCheck's new community-based identity verification system is now available: addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir…. Chrome and other browsers coming soon. See video for how it works:

The system is bootstrapped off existing ORCID-authenticated accounts with verified publication histories along with Wikidata. A web-of-trust is being formed with a voting (now available) that currently looks like this:

Also, from your account page you can also disable the topics that OpenAlex extracted that aren't reflective of your expertise.

The public directory is in preview now! It's organized by topics extracted by @OpenAlexOrg which has papers associated with your ORCID. opencheck.is/people. IMPORTANT: You have to opt-in to showing up in the directory. Login and toggle the visibility switch.

Just launched: you can now use a Mastodon address to contribute to the Science Twitter Graph Archive -- ORCID optional. We did this because #ScienceTwitter has many constituents, from journalists, policy makers, to the public. opencheck.is/scitwitter

And it's live! Go to opencheck.is/scitwitter to get started.

The public directory is coming soon! It'll be a great way to find new follows. For people with academic publications associated with their ORCIDs, we're using @OpenAlex_org's extracted topics. To be listed, log in to your account on opencheck.is and toggle the switch.

Which Mastodon instances are scientists on Twitter choosing? Here's the Top 25 from the opencheck.is/scitwitter data set. Initial impression: pretty nice dispersion!