Twitter pauses ‘official’ labels on accounts, impersonation still underway

Twitter on Thursday announced that it is not putting the “Official” label on the accounts, even though it is still going after impersonation and deception.

A tweet from the ‘Twitter Support’ account read, “We’re not currently putting an “Official” label on accounts but we are aggressively going after impersonation and deception.”

Twitter’s executive Esther Crawford also informed why the “Official” label is being used.

“A lot of folks have asked about how you’ll be able to distinguish between @TwitterBlue subscribers with blue checkmarks and accounts that are verified as official, which is why we’re introducing the “Official” label to select accounts when we launch,” she tweeted.