Twitter relaunches verification after three year pause

Twitter, today, relaunched the verification program on the platform. Verified accounts on Twitter get a small blue tick (the verified badge) next to their name and signify that an account is authentic. The company revealed the verification form that users will have to fill

“The blue badge is one of the ways we help people distinguish the authenticity of accounts that are of high public interest,” the company said in a blog post today. “It gives people on Twitter more context about who they’re having conversations with so they can determine if it’s trustworthy, which our research has shown leads to healthier, more informed conversations,” it added.