After years of putting off promises to fix its\u00a0messy\u00a0verification policy, Twitter might soon make it easier for users to get that coveted blue checkmark. The company is working on a new feature that will allow users to request verification.
The company previously allowed users to request verification, but \u201cpaused\u201d the feature in 2017 after Twitter verified a white supremacist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But the return of verification requests will apparently be accompanied by a larger revamp of the policy. Among the changes: written guidelines that make it clear what the qualifications for verification are, as reported by TechCrunch. It\u2019s still unclear though exactly what those will be, or how substantially Twitter plans to change its current rules. CEO Jack Dorsey has previously described verification as \u201cbroken,\u201d and said he would like verified status to be open to everyone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But at the very least, a more open process with specific requirements could clear up much of the confusion around verification and how it works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite having \u201cpaused\u201d public verification in 2017, the company has continued to quietly verify thousands of accounts each month via a backchannel process that is only available to those who have connections to Twitter employees. More recently, the company ramped up verification to doctors and public health experts as part of its efforts to promote authoritative information about COVID-19, but even that effort \u2014 which has resulted in the verification of more than 1,000 health experts \u2014 has been confusing for those seeking verified status. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For now, Twitter isn\u2019t saying when this new process might be implemented or exactly how it will work. But the fact that verification requests has now surfaced suggests the company is at least moving closer toward verification\u2019s long-awaited overhaul.
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