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Elon Musk’s purge of blue check-marks from Twitter accounts verified under the company’s previous regime has begun. Now a blue check-mark badge on Twitter primarily signifies that it’s an account ...

The free blue checks were traditionally awarded to verified accounts belonging to figures of public interest, including officials, journalists, and celebrities, per their request. Starting next week, ...

Twitter has removed the verification check mark on the main account of The New York Times, one of CEO Elon Musk's most despised news organizations. The removal comes as many of Twitter’s high-profile ...

Companies like Meta have been on a blue check mark kick lately, despite how the verified icons have become a mark of shame rather than a status symbol on Twitter, the site which originally popularized ...

Twitter’s move to strip away legacy verification sparked mass confusion on Friday — with some celebrities keeping their blue checks while others, including Pope Francis and Kim Kardashian, joined the ...

It’s no secret Twitter has had its fair share of shake-ups since Elon Musk acquired the platform in October 2022, but nothing has altered its legacy quite like the latest blue check debacle. Twitter ...

Twitter’s blue check marks have long been a status symbol of sorts: They’ve adorned the accounts of those who are famous or infamous, politician or influencer. Most important, they verified that the ...

Blue-check verification is nothing new in the world of social media, but Bluesky is only now making it available to any “notable” accounts. The social media company has launched an application that ...

Microsoft has announced the general release of Face Check with Microsoft Entra Verified ID, a consent-based method used to confirm a person's identity. First announced and released in preview in ...

Microsoft on Tuesday announced a preview of Face Check in Microsoft Entra Verified ID, providing a means for organizations to verify the identities of individuals. Face Check is described by Microsoft ...