 November 8, 2022 Already, such concerns caused Twitter to hold off on launching the new version of Twitter Blue until after the US midterm elections on Tuesday, tweeted Yoel Roth, Twitter's head of safety and integrity. Fake accounts for government officials are a recurring issue for Twitter globally, according to sources familiar with the matter and researchers. Not all Twitter accounts that were previously verified with a blue check mark will get the 'Official' label and the label is not available for purchase, Crawford said. Accounts that will receive the official label include governments, commercial companies, business partners, major media outlets, publishers and some other public figures, she tweeted. The lack of ID verification is likely to raise concerns about the possibility of people impersonating public figures The official label comes after an internal push by Twitter policy execu){kind=link}
NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
Elon Musk’s Twitter is changing how verification works again, with an ‘Official’ label for select verified accounts.
In addition to the blue verification check marks that will now cost £7 a month, certain accounts including major media outlets and governments will receive a grey label to differentiate them from Twitter Blue subscribers with blue checkmarks.
The change was announced by Twitter’s early stage products executive Esther Crawford said on Tuesday.
Crawford also confirmed that the revamped Twitter Blue subscription product, which will allow paid users to have blue check marks on their accounts, will not actually verify users’ identities.