Twitter Verification

As of now, biometrics are for premium users and they will be given an option to submit their government ID and an image in order to add a verification layer.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) lost its blue tick verification on its X' (Twitter) account.

Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, plans to label government-affiliated accounts on its new Twitter-like platform Threads, Josh Machin, Meta's head of public policy for Australia, told an inquiry on foreign interference on Tuesday.

Twitter announced on Monday that Tweetdeck will only be available to subscribers of Twitter Blue starting 30 days from now. It was unclear if Twitter will charge users for both the new and old version of TweetDeck.

Starting Wednesday, June 7, Twitter Blue subscribers will have an hour to edit already posted tweets, a window that was restricted to only 30 minutes since the feature’s launch in October 2022. The edit option for tweets was amongst the most requested features from Twitter users even when Jack Dorsey served as the CEO of the social networking com...

Technology firms have allowed a deluge of misinformation to drown out reliable information, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF). A report published on World Press Freedom Day puts a spotlight on the way misinformation drowns out trustworthy news online, while highlighting how this problem has been compounded with the rise of artificial int...

Twitter chief Elon Musk has "threatened" to reassign National Public Radio's Twitter account to another company, the U.S.-based broadcaster said on Tuesday. Musk suggested that he would reassign the network's main account, under the @NPR handle, to another organization or person, NPR said.

Twitter's attempt to implement a paid account verification service has attracted imposters spreading misinformation, which experts said could lead major brands to further pull back from the social media platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk.

Twitter Blue users who have paid for a blue verification check mark will now be "prioritised" on the platform, according to Twitter CEO Elon Musk. However, the platform did not explain how these users would be prioritised over non-paying Twitter users. Several celebrities lost their verified check marks after the platform disabled "legacy" check ma...

Shaadi.com founder and Shark Judge Anupam Mittal who earlier had a verified account on Twitter, has now lost his badge.

In a bizarre occurrence, the microblogging site also restored the verification mark to the profiles of celebrities and noted personalities who are dead, creating confusion about its new paid verification feature.

In a surprising turn of events, Twitter has seemingly restored verification badges on several high-profile celebrity accounts with millions of followers, just days after the microblogging platform culled the legacy blue checkmarks for non-paying users.

A day after Elon Musk revealed that he is "personally paying" for Twitter Blue for some famous personalities, author Stephen King asked the Twitter chief to give his blue tick verification badge to charity.

In a strange occurrence, even profiles of celebrities and noted personalities who are no more, have a verified checkmark next to their account indicating that they are subscribed to the new paid verification feature.

Elon Musk was at the news epicenter Thursday, from stripping Pope Francis of Twitter verification to Tesla's drag on stocks and the explosion of the world's largest rocket.

As of now, biometrics are for premium users and they will be given an option to submit their government ID and an image in order to add a verification layer.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) lost its blue tick verification on its X' (Twitter) account.

Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, plans to label government-affiliated accounts on its new Twitter-like platform Threads, Josh Machin, Meta's head of public policy for Australia, told an inquiry on foreign interference on Tuesday.

Twitter announced on Monday that Tweetdeck will only be available to subscribers of Twitter Blue starting 30 days from now. It was unclear if Twitter will charge users for both the new and old version of TweetDeck.

Starting Wednesday, June 7, Twitter Blue subscribers will have an hour to edit already posted tweets, a window that was restricted to only 30 minutes since the feature’s launch in October 2022. The edit option for tweets was amongst the most requested features from Twitter users even when Jack Dorsey served as the CEO of the social networking com...

Technology firms have allowed a deluge of misinformation to drown out reliable information, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF). A report published on World Press Freedom Day puts a spotlight on the way misinformation drowns out trustworthy news online, while highlighting how this problem has been compounded with the rise of artificial int...

Twitter chief Elon Musk has "threatened" to reassign National Public Radio's Twitter account to another company, the U.S.-based broadcaster said on Tuesday. Musk suggested that he would reassign the network's main account, under the @NPR handle, to another organization or person, NPR said.

Twitter's attempt to implement a paid account verification service has attracted imposters spreading misinformation, which experts said could lead major brands to further pull back from the social media platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk.

Twitter Blue users who have paid for a blue verification check mark will now be "prioritised" on the platform, according to Twitter CEO Elon Musk. However, the platform did not explain how these users would be prioritised over non-paying Twitter users. Several celebrities lost their verified check marks after the platform disabled "legacy" check ma...

Shaadi.com founder and Shark Judge Anupam Mittal who earlier had a verified account on Twitter, has now lost his badge.

In a bizarre occurrence, the microblogging site also restored the verification mark to the profiles of celebrities and noted personalities who are dead, creating confusion about its new paid verification feature.

In a surprising turn of events, Twitter has seemingly restored verification badges on several high-profile celebrity accounts with millions of followers, just days after the microblogging platform culled the legacy blue checkmarks for non-paying users.

A day after Elon Musk revealed that he is "personally paying" for Twitter Blue for some famous personalities, author Stephen King asked the Twitter chief to give his blue tick verification badge to charity.

In a strange occurrence, even profiles of celebrities and noted personalities who are no more, have a verified checkmark next to their account indicating that they are subscribed to the new paid verification feature.

Elon Musk was at the news epicenter Thursday, from stripping Pope Francis of Twitter verification to Tesla's drag on stocks and the explosion of the world's largest rocket.