If you are a Twitter user, you must have come across a blue sign that marks the authenticity of the account. As an effort to reduce spammers, bots and other malicious elements who use fake social media accounts to spread false information, Twitter started its account verification program.
According to the micro-blogging platform, the blue verified badge informs followers that your account is authentic. Twitter has a long list of criteria including factors such as how active the account is, the type of content it posts or how famous the person or organization is applying for the verification badge.
To ensure that your account is created in the best interest of the public, Twitter asks you to confirm some of your company-relevant details, such as your official ID, the link on your official website that refers to you, and the ID – in your official email. Twitter says it uses a mix of internal signals to assess account authenticity.
Additionally, your account must be active, adhere to Twitter rules, have a confirmed email ID or phone number, and must not have a 12-hour or 7-day ban for violating Twitter Rules -it in the last 12 months.
Twitter can revoke the verification symbol at any time if it finds an account that violates its rules. This includes changing your username, your account being inactive or incomplete, or if you are no longer in the position you were originally verified for. Twitter will also revoke verification if it finds any hateful behavior, abusive behavior, imitation or glorification of violence from that account.
Here’s what you need to do to get verified on Twitter:
- First of all, read all of Twitter’s criteria and make sure your account adheres to them.
- Go to your account settings and click on “request verification”
- A pop-up window will appear. Click on “start now”
- Select the appropriate category, provide your verified ID
- Click submit and now wait for Twitter to come back.
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