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Welcome back to another edition of 10 Things in Tech. My colleague Diamond Naga is still out, leaving me, Asia Martin, to fill in this week.

If there's one thing I enjoy sharing with people, it's my fondness for hiking and the great outdoors. We're now in the full swing of Spring where temperatures are typically comfortable and plants are blossoming for the first time this year. (Sorry to you allergy sufferers.)

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Insider tweeted words describing sexual orientation and gender identity and sent them via direct message.
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A screenshot of the New York Times account without its gold verified check, as of Sunday morning.
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Twitter said it was planning to begin removing "legacy" verified checks starting April 1.
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A father was recently harassed by anti-vaxxers on social media after announcing his son's death.