Twitter uses a blue tick to let users identify verified accounts. Photo: APNew York: Twitter Inc. is halting its system for verifying users’ identity, saying that the process of giving out ‘blue ticks’ has become “broken” and in need of repair. A few years back, Twitter began placing a blue tick mark next to accounts whose users’ identities had been verified—a way to help distinguish legitimate accounts from bogus ones. “Our agents have been following our verification policy correctly, but we realised some time ago the system is broken and needs to be reconsidered. “Looks like I FINALLY got verified by Twitter,” he wrote Tuesday.

Source: Mint November 09, 2017 17:48 UTC