Twitter reinstates ‘official’ tags after flood of fake accounts

A blue verification check on the page of Twitter Inc on a laptop computer arranged in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US. Twitter is struggling with impostor accounts since the company allowed paying subscribers to get verified blue check marks. — Bloomberg

Twitter Inc reinstated “official” badges for high-profile accounts to combat a growing problem of users impersonating major brands.

The gray badge reappeared below the profiles of businesses and major media outlets Friday. The identification marker was rolled out earlier this week before being scrapped.