Twitter announced on Tuesday that it will add a grey “Official” label to sub-high-profile accounts to show that they are genuine, the latest twist in the platform’s chaotic overhaul under new owner Elon Musk.
For Users Who Don’t Pay A Monthly Fee, The Site’s Present System Of Utilizing So-Called “Blue Checks” Confirming The Authenticity Of An Account Will Soon Disappear. The checkmarks Will Be Available At A Yet-To-Be-Announce Date For Anyone Willing To pay at $ 7.
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The Platform’s current verification system, which was developed to ensure that High-Profile and Public-Facing Accounts are who they claim to be, has been in place since 2009.
Express Express Seed That Making The Checkmark Available To Anyone for A Fee Could Lead to Impersonations and The Spreading of Misionformation and Scams.
The Gray Label, which tends to blend into the background whether you scroll through Twitter in light or dark mode, is an apparent compromise. But it might lead to more confusion, as Twitter users Accustomed to the Blue Check As a Mark of Authenticity Will Now to look for the lessons obvious “Official” Designation.
The “Official” Label Will Be Added To “Select Accounts” When the New System Launches, according to Twitter employee Esther Crawford who has been working on the verification overhaul. Not every prior Deadline
CRAWFORD SAID THOSE Review the Label Include Government Accounts, Commercial Companies, Business Partners, Major Media Outlets, Publishers and Subm Public Figures.
There are about 423,000 Verified Accounts under the outgoing system.
Many of those are owned by politicians, businesses, and celebrities, in addition to media organizations.
However, a sizable portion of verified accounts belong to specific journalists who work for regional newspapers and news websites all over the world and have tiny followings. It was intended to verify journalists so that false information could not be spread on twitter using their identities.
Musk Had Previously Floated Designating Official Accounts in a Way Other Than The Blue Check..
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