Twitter plans to relaunch verification programme next year

Twitter said it also may verify accounts that meet other standards such as being one of the top-followed accounts in the user’s country and having “off-Twitter notability”, which could be assessed through Google search trends, Wikipedia references or coverage in news outlets. — Reuters

Twitter Inc on Nov 24 released plans for its new policy on how people are “verified” on the site, an area the company has long promised to revamp to address confusion and criticisms over the blue check-mark badges it uses to authenticate the identity of prominent accounts.

The social media company said in a blog post that it plans to relaunch its verification programme, including a new public application process, in early 2021. It said a public feedback period for the new policy would open on Nov 24 and run until Dec 8.