{"id":29164,"date":"2022-07-22T15:35:38","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T15:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=29164"},"modified":"2022-07-22T15:35:38","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T15:35:38","slug":"did-twitter-stop-verifying-accounts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/did-twitter-stop-verifying-accounts","title":{"rendered":"Did Twitter Stop Verifying Accounts?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4ca79c7a442\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4ca79c7a442\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4ca79c7a442\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/did-twitter-stop-verifying-accounts\/#Did_Twitter_Stop_Verifying_Accounts\" title=\"Did Twitter Stop Verifying Accounts?\">Did Twitter Stop Verifying Accounts?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/did-twitter-stop-verifying-accounts\/#Changing_your_handle_name_or_bio_is_seen_as_intentionally_misleading\" title=\"Changing your handle name or bio is seen as intentionally misleading\">Changing your handle name or bio is seen as intentionally misleading<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/did-twitter-stop-verifying-accounts\/#Twitters_verification_process_is_now_largely_automated\" title=\"Twitter&#8217;s verification process is now largely automated\">Twitter&#8217;s verification process is now largely automated<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/did-twitter-stop-verifying-accounts\/#Twitter_is_expanding_categories_to_include_other_influential_persons\" title=\"Twitter is expanding categories to include other influential persons\">Twitter is expanding categories to include other influential persons<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Did_Twitter_Stop_Verifying_Accounts\"><\/span>Did Twitter Stop Verifying Accounts?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Did twitter stop verifying accounts\" style=\"max-width:36% height:auto; margin:0px 10px; max-height:282px; width:auto;\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/nJsnJaG.jpg\">  <\/p>\n<p>Did Twitter stop verifying accounts? This is a question we get asked quite often these days. The answer is a complex one. The verification process was designed to communicate account authenticity, but some users perceived those with a badge as having a higher status. This changed after the account of Jason Keller was verified, and he went on to organize a deadly white supremacist rally. Following Charlottesville, Twitter stopped verifying accounts in general, but continued to verify accounts of some individuals.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Changing_your_handle_name_or_bio_is_seen_as_intentionally_misleading\"><\/span>Changing your handle name or bio is seen as intentionally misleading<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Changing your Twitter handle name or bio is seen as intentionally misleading, and may lead to account suspension. To get rid of such accounts, you should ensure that they are legitimate and public. You can get suspended for using a fake Twitter badge, and if you have been verified by Twitter, you can keep your old handle name and bio. However, you should remember that changing your Twitter handle name or bio may be seen as intentionally misleading if someone misconstrues it as your own.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Twitters_verification_process_is_now_largely_automated\"><\/span>Twitter&#8217;s verification process is now largely automated<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Verification processes on Twitter are mostly automated, with humans only stepping in at the last stages. The problem, however, is that automated verification isn&#8217;t fool-proof. Because the process is so automated, it&#8217;s possible for spammers to figure out how to get around them and push false accounts through. That&#8217;s a problem for Twitter, which hasn&#8217;t exactly had a stellar record of verifying the right accounts.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter is implementing new verification criteria for users. The new system will also introduce a special label for accounts that are made by bots. This label will appear next to tweets from verified accounts. Users can use this label to identify verified accounts, which will help them find relevant information, such as vaccines or seismic activity. In addition, Twitter will also add more categories later this year, and users should expect to see more of this change soon.<\/p>\n<p>Before the new verification process, Twitter&#8217;s verification process was not automated. People had to apply and grow their accounts for it. In 2017, Twitter opened the process to the public. After the scandal, anyone could apply to become verified, and Twitter has since made it more user-friendly. Users who want to be verified have to provide several forms of ID, as well as write a summary about why they should be verified. Verification is an ongoing process, but Twitter Support is working on it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Twitter_is_expanding_categories_to_include_other_influential_persons\"><\/span>Twitter is expanding categories to include other influential persons<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Twitter is making changes to its policy, including a new way to add categories for influential people. Verified users have a closer connection with other verified users and cannot hide replies or likes, protecting their accounts from impersonators. The company is also planning to expand the categories to include other influential persons, including scientists and academics. The changes should also add more functionality to users&#8217; profiles. 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