Twitter to bring back verified badges in ’21

The blue ‘verified account’ badge will return to Twitter next year, the social media platform announced on Tuesday night, three years after it scrapped the scheme over complaints of arbitrary awards.

Twitter revealed its draft policy for how verified badges will be awarded in the future and put out a survey to take user feedback. Verified badges are little blue ticks that appear next to a user’s handle on Twitter. They signify a public interest account that is a trusted information source.

According to Twitter, verified badges will be awarded to government accounts, companies, brands, non-profit organisations, news organizations, entertainment, sports, activists, organizers and “other influential individuals”.