The social media giant, Twitter, revealed on Friday that starting on April 1, it will begin removing the legacy verified program and blue checkmarks from users’ profiles.
The blue checkmark verification system on Twitter will soon be a goner. Only premium-paid subscribers and members in authorized organizations will be permitted to hold the corresponding status.
The business stated in a tweet that it would shut down its legacy verified program and remove legacy verified check marks on April 1st. People could join Twitter Blue, and businesses can sign up for verified organizations to maintain their blue checkmarks on Twitter.
Only individual Twitter users who pay for Twitter Blue, which costs $8/month via the browser and $11/month via in-app payment on iOS and Android, will have the verified blue check marks. The business said earlier on Thursday that Twitter Blue was now accessible everywhere.
Twitter recently changed the checkmark for government accounts to gray and gold checkmarks for businesses and brands.
A membership to the social network’s new Twitter Verified Organisations program in the US would cost $1,000 per month (plus tax), with an extra $50 per month (plus tax) for each subsequent affiliate subaccount.
To make it easier for users to recognize celebrities, politicians, businesses, brands, media organizations, and other accounts of public figures, Twitter introduced verified accounts with a blue checkmark feature in 2009. Before, Twitter didn’t charge for its services.
One of Elon Musk’s initial policy announcements came soon after he took control of Twitter late last year when he called the previous authentication method corrupt.
He had tweeted in November last year that too many ‘corrupt’ legacy blue verification check marks exist, therefore, there is no choice other than eliminating the legacy blue in the coming months.
There were more than 420,000 verified accounts on Twitter before Musk implemented a change that allowed anyone to receive a blue checkmark. The description of legacy verified accounts on Twitter was altered after Musk took charge. The terms used to describe legacy verified accounts reads “may or may not be notable.”
Two weeks after Musk finalized the Twitter acquisition in November, the firm introduced Twitter Blue, which included the check-mark badge as one of its premium features.
However, after two days, it stopped accepting new signups after a flood of users created fake and parody profiles that gave the impression that they were verified. The following month, the business updated Twitter Blue with new security features to prevent impersonators.
Musk stated that the company will need to generate about half of its revenue through subscription services in his first company-wide memo to the Twitter team. He wrote there is a considerable chance that Twitter won’t survive the coming economic collapse without significant subscription fees.
A Quick Peek Into The History Of Verified Blue Checkmark On Twitter
Twitter first referred to the blue badge next to a user’s profile as a means of verifying their identity and voice. Anyone could verify their account on Twitter if they could show their identity and fame. They might even receive the coveted blue checkmark.
Over time, it became widely believed that the verification indicated that Twitter was endorsing a particular profile, which was untrue. To figure out how to make it better, Twitter completely stopped the verification program in 2017.
Towards the end of 2020, when Twitter revived the discussion about account verification, this project was given lower priority. They allowed anyone to apply to get verified in 2021, regardless of the number of followers.
As Elon Musk bought the social network in late 2022, the business completely redesigned how they handle authentication.
Anyone may get verified on Twitter if they subscribe to Twitter Blue and confirm their phone number. Early issues with this new technology included certain users using the tool to imitate famous people and other famous people on social media.
However, Twitter seems to have worked out some of the issues with impersonation and fake accounts, and people are now aware that any account can display the verification badge, so the check mark’s impression has changed.
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Getting The Blue Checkmark On Your Twitter Account
Now, you can verify your Twitter account with Twitter Blue and follow several steps. If you want to verify your Twitter account in 2023, you need to be actively subscribed to Twitter Blue and your profile must need a display name and a profile photo.
You need to be active on Twitter for the last 30 days before applying for the blue checkmark to your account. The account that you need to get verified must be older than 90 days and needs a confirmed phone number.
Last but not the least, your account must be genuine. You must not have recently changed your profile picture, display name, or handle.
If they determine that the account is misleading or fake, they won’t allow it to be verified. They will also look for indications that the account is manipulating the platform or sending spam.
Before giving you the blue checkmark verification, the team would first access your eligibility based on the steps mentioned above. As long as you can fulfill these simple requirements, you can become a verified user on Twitter.
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