I'd want to see what the actual claim is; all we have here is a short little statement that doesn't really clarify exactly what they're taking issue with on Verified.
A narrow objection along your "simplest interpretation" lines, that Twitter really doesn't verify anything anymore about someone being who they say they are, I could see that potentially being upheld (though presumably easily fixable by not saying "Verified" and changing the icon to an X or whatever).
> A narrow objection along your "simplest interpretation" lines, that Twitter really doesn't verify anything anymore about someone being who they say they are
It's a very valid point to take them to task on: Twitter users are 'Verified' in the same way Teslas are 'Fully Self Driving™': Not at all, and arguably named in a way intended to mislead consumers and give them a false sense of confidence in the product/service.
A narrow objection along your "simplest interpretation" lines, that Twitter really doesn't verify anything anymore about someone being who they say they are, I could see that potentially being upheld (though presumably easily fixable by not saying "Verified" and changing the icon to an X or whatever).