10 Facts About Twitter verification

People with verified accounts on Twitter verification are often colloquially referred to as "blue checks" on social media and by reporters.

Twitter stated that an account with a "blue tick" verification badge indicates "we've been in contact with the person or entity the account is representing and verified that it is approved".

Originally, Twitter verification took on the responsibility of reaching out to celebrities and other notable to confirm their identities in order to establish a verified account.

In July 2016, Twitter announced a public application process to grant verified status to an account "if it is determined to be of public interest" and that verification "does not imply an endorsement".

Twitter explained that the volume of requests for verified accounts had exceeded its ability to cope; rather, Twitter determines on its own whom to approach about verified accounts, limiting verification to accounts which are "authentic, notable, and active".

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In November 2020, Twitter announced a relaunch of its verification system in 2021.

Critics have said that the company's Twitter verification process is not transparent and causes digital marginalisation of already marginalised communities.

Twitter verification India rejected the allegations, calling them "impartial" and working on a "case-by-case" policy.

Twitter verification retains the right to remove a verified status from any account at any time.

In some situations, Twitter verification has removed the blue check mark from an account due to hate speech, as was the case with Louis Farrakhan's account in 2018.