Twitter halts its account verification programme again

Twitter has once again halted its account verification programme, saying that it aims to improve the application and review process to give users that elusive blue badge.

The announcement came after Twitter admitted last month it permanently suspended a “small number” of fake accounts it mistakenly verified after re-launching its public verification programme.

“We’ve temporarily hit pause on rolling out access to apply for Verification so we can make improvements to the application and review process,” the company said in a tweet late on Friday.