Micro-blogging platform Twitter is all set to resume its ‘blue tick’ feature from January 22, after a gap of three years. The popular feature was used to verify Twitter handles of users. It was stopped in November 2017 as Twitter said the blue tick was being seen as an endorsement by Twitter creating a perception problem. Twitter said it felt arbitrary and confusing to many people.
Here is everything you need to know about the Twitter verification programme-
- Twitter will verify accounts that fall under these six categories: government, companies/brands/non-profit organisation, news, entertainment, sports, activists/organisers and other influential individuals.
- The profiles have to be active and complete.
- Twitter will also remove the blue tick from accounts that should not be verified.
- A profile that has either a verified email address or a phone number, a profile image or display name will be deemed as a complete profile.
- It has sent automated email and notifications to users who are at the risk of losing the blue ticks. They have been asked to make changes to their profiles by January 22.
- Accounts which have repeatedly violated Twitter rules are also at the risk of losing verification as well.
- The verification will be processed using both automation and human review. Go to your account settings page. You will find the option of request verification. "The process will include asking applicants to select a category for their verified status and confirming their identity via links and other supporting materials," Twitter said.
- "We also plan to give people the option to share demographic information after completing the new verification application so that we can better measure and improve the equity of our verification process," Twitter said.
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