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X now lets you restrict replies to verified accounts only
It's currently available regardless of your verification status.
X attempts to fight impersonation with government ID verification
X has launched government ID verification for paid X Premium subscribers, after clues emerged in August that the feature was coming.
X may soon add ID verification for 'preventing impersonation'
X appears to be working on new ID verification features several months after rampant impersonation temporarily derailed the company’s paid verification plans.
Reddit is testing verification labels for brands
Reddit is testing its own version of a verification badge. It has started rolling out an "Official" badge for a small number of brands.
LinkedIn starts rolling out new verification and anti-scam features
After previewing new verification features last month, LinkedIn is now rolling them out to give job-seekers confidence that they're dealing with real companies and people.
Meta’s paid verification system comes to the UK
Meta just increased availability of its paid verification system, bringing the program to the UK. To the uninitiated, buying into Meta’s new program gives you a blue verification badge on Facebook and Instagram to indicate you are who you say you are. It’s just like modern Twitter blue checks. Testing begins today.
Tinder adds video selfies to photo verification
Tinder is bolstering its photo verification system by letting members take video selfies to better prove who they are.
Twitter says it's killing legacy verified checkmarks starting on April 1st
Pretty soon, previously verified Twitter accounts will lose their checkmarks unless they start paying for it.
Twitter opens early access signups for organization verification
Twitter is now accepting sign-ups for those who to be among the first to access the verification for organizations program.
Twitter is reportedly raising Blue subscription's pricing on iOS to $11
According to The Information, Twitter plans to charge users $11 for Blue subscription if they pay through its iOS application. But if they pay through the web, it will only cost them $7 a month for the service.
‘Overwatch 2’ no longer blocks players with prepaid numbers
Blizzard reversed the overzealous moderation tool, which was intended to cut down on cheating.
Elon Musk says Twitter Blue verification is coming back November 29th
Elon Musk has set a new date for Twitter Blue’s paid verification to return: November 29th..
Twitter will soon let organizations verify related accounts
On Sunday afternoon, Musk tweeted Twitter would soon roll out a feature that will allow organizations to identify accounts that are “actually” associated with them.
Twitter Blue verification was a complete disaster in exactly the ways everyone predicted
Elon Musk’s plan to democratize Twitter verification lasted less than two days before it was so overrun with scammers and impersonators the company stopped allowing new subscribers.
Twitter starts doling out 'official' checkmarks - again
Twitter's "official" gray checkmarks seem to making their way back to accounts owned by brands, publishers and other public figures. It's unclear if the rollout has anything to do with the influx of impersonators on the website since its $8 Blue verification has launched.
This browser extension tells you who paid for Twitter verification
A browser extension called Eight Dollars tells you which Twitter users paid for their verification.
Musk ‘killed’ Twitter’s official checkmarks after only a few hours
Elon Musk says he has killed Twitter's 'official' verification checkmarks mere hours after they first appeared, although they're technically still alive.
Twitter starts rolling out its 'official' checkmarks to celebrities and publishers (updated)
Twitter has begun rolling out its 'official' verified checkmarks to stars and major publishers.
Twitter's revamped verification scheme will have two checkmarks, and one isn't for sale
twitter will also use a separate “official” label for “select” accounts, in addition to the expanded blue checkmark anyone can purchase.
Twitter verification has always been a mess. Charging $8 a month won’t fix it.
Elon is correct that the current verification system is broken, but charging for it would make it worse, not better.
