Twitter’s New Verification System Has Blue & Gold Checkmarks via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Twitter is launching a modified version of its verification system, which includes gold checkmarks for businesses and unique labels for official accounts.
The new system aims to correct problems that surfaced during the initial rollout of Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s Blue Verified program, which allowed anyone to purchase a blue checkmark for an eight-dollar monthly subscription.
Several safeguards are in place to stop people from abusing the blue checkmark to impersonate other accounts.
In addition to introducing a different colored checkmark for business accounts, there are new criteria users need to meet before receiving a verified badge.
Here’s more about all the changes to Twitter verification.