The concept of “verified” is different from the concept of “active subscriber,” so this is confusing. But as Josiah Neely points out, that confusion has existed since at least January 2016, long ...

After removing thousands of legacy verification checkmarks on April 20, Twitter is restoring the Blue tick marks for large accounts — even if they didn’t pay for subscriptions. Over the weekend, ...

Kobe Bryant, Anthony Bourdain, and Chadwick Boseman were among the celebrities the app says bought a subscription and verified their phone number.

X – formerly known as Twitter – has gone through more than a name change since it switched over. One of these has been with the account verification process. You know, that little blue check mark that ...

Days after Elon Musk’s Twitter purged blue check marks from VIP users and prominent organizations, the checks reappeared on the accounts of a number of high-profile figures, many of whom promptly ...

For the brunt of its existence, things change came slowly for social media platform Twitter, whether it be policy changes or the details around the tried and true blue checkmark. Almost too slowly, in ...

If you use X, formerly known as Twitter, you might've seen gray or gold-verified accounts promoting cryptocurrencies. They often pose as actual cryptocurrencies. While you would think these ...

X, formerly Twitter, has launched government ID-based account verification for paid users to prevent impersonation and give them benefits such as “prioritized support.” The social network has ...

In the six months since Elon Musk completed his acquisition of Twitter, the billionaire has turned the platform on its head by overhauling how it decides which accounts to verify. Once given out to ...

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Deciding to abandon one of the world’s best-known brands was one of a number of imaginative decisions made by Elon Musk when ...

Bluesky is introducing new ways to recognize genuine, verified accounts on the social media platform. According to an official update on Bluesky's blog, certain accounts will now get a blue checkmark ...