Starting today, the social media site, Twitter will provide ‘blue ticks’ badge to all its users. However, a verified status will be offered only to confirmed accounts, not to anonymous ones.
An application form has been made available to users, which requires to be filled with a verified phone number, an email address, a profile photo, and additional information. The account will then be verified by the website if determined to be of public interest.
Earlier, the ‘blue ticks’ badges were made available for the accounts of high-profile figures, such as a public figure, brands, and people in media, television, films, politics, and many more.
‘Our goal with this update is to help more people find great, high-quality accounts to follow, and for creators and influencers - no matter where they are in the world - to easily connect with a broader audience,’ said Tina Bhatnagar, Twitter’s vice president of user service in a blogpost.
As for now, Twitter has around 310 million monthly active users, of which around 187,000 are currently verified.
