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Twitter To Begin ‘Blue Tick’ Account Verification Process
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ByStartupStory | May 23, 2021
Twitter to begin blue tick rolling out its verification application process soon, after which approved user accounts can sport the ‘blue verified badge’.
Twitter had paused its public verification programmer a few years ago. However, last year, Twitter to begin the account verification process in 2021.
We’re excited to share that starting today, we’ll begin rolling out our new verification application process and reviewing public applications for verification on Twitter. Today’s application rollout marks the next milestone in our plans to give more transparency, credibility, and clarity to verification on Twitter, a blog regarding Twitter to begin the account verification process.
As a part of the process of Twitter to begin the account verification process, Twitter highlighted that it has also started automatically removing the verified badge from those accounts that no longer meet the updated criteria for verification.
The coveted ‘blue badge’ is one of the ways Twitter helps people distinguish the authenticity of accounts that are of high public interest, and gives Twitter users more context about who they’re having conversations with.
Twitter to begin qualifying users verification who must belong to one of the six categories – government; companies/brands/organisations; news organisations and journalists; entertainment; sports and gaming; and activists/organisers/other influential individuals.
Twitter pointed out that it is planning to introduce more categories later this year, such as those for scientists, academics, and religious leaders.
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