Twitter reopens public verifications following August pauseTwitter has restarted the process multiple times in the last few months. By I. Bonifacic, 09.14.2021
Twitter has paused verification applications againBet you didn't see this one coming after the Cormac McCarthy snafu. By I. Bonifacic, 08.13.2021
Twitter resumes taking public verification requestsYou can once more seek the blue badge.By J. Fingas, 06.02.2021
Twitter is already pausing public verificationThe last 'pause' lasted four years.By A. Tarantola, 05.28.2021
Twitter is reopening public verificationVerification requests have been 'paused' for nearly four years. By K. Bell, 05.20.2021
Twitter will reopen verification requests in 2021The company is also working on new labels for bots and memorialized accounts.By K. Bell, 12.17.2020
'Destiny 2' enables SMS verification on PC to curb cheatingNo verification? No Crucible, Trials and Iron Banner for you.By I. Bonifacic, 12.09.2020
Twitter will soon begin verifying users again, but it needs helpIt wants your feedback on its new verification policy.By M. Moon, 11.24.2020
eBay will authenticate sneakers from resellersExperts will verify all US sales over $100 by early 2021.By K. Holt, 10.12.2020
Instagram will review how harassment and verification rules affect Black usersThe company will also look at algorithmic bias and “shadowbanning” claims.By K. Bell, 06.15.2020
Google will force advertisers to prove they are who they say they areThe measure should help clamp down on scams and misinformation.By K. Holt, 04.23.2020
Discord wants to clean up and support its massive bot communityDevelopers have got six months to get verified.By R. England, 04.08.2020
FCC will require phone carriers to authenticate calls by June 2021The agency says the move will help combat the scourge of robocalls. By I. Bonifacic, 03.31.2020
Twitter will verify more health experts to fight coronavirus misinformationThe company could bring back public-facing verification requests for health experts. By K. Bell, 03.20.2020
FCC could require phone companies to authenticate callsThe proposed rules are another attempt to combat robocalls.By C. Fisher, 03.06.2020
Twitter verified a fake congressional candidate created by a teenagerA bored teenager created the bogus persona over winter break.By M. DeAngelis, 02.28.2020
Pass Tinder’s catfish test and you’ll get verifiedIt’s one of a few safety changes Tinder is making.By C. Fisher, 01.23.2020
Airbnb officially bans all 'open-invite' house partiesIt also introduced new enforcement policies for noise, damage and other concerns. By S. Dent, 12.06.2019
YouTube reverses course on 'verification' -- you will keep your badgesThe new plan is to protect creators from impersonation.By R. Lawler, 09.20.2019
YouTube CEO apologizes for channel verification mess (updated)Some prominent YouTubers lost the status under the revamped program.By K. Holt, 09.20.2019