Twitter wants your help to build its new verification policy.
Twitter's public verification program, which was paused in November 2017, will be relaunched early next year. The company has shared its plans to revamp the verification program in a new and sought feedback from users on a draft of its new verification policy.
As per the draft proposal, the types of accounts that will be eligible for verification will include government accounts, companies, brands, non-profit organizations, news outlets, entertainment and sports, activists, organizers, and other influential individuals. The public feedback period begins today and will continue until December 8. plans to introduce the final policy on December 17. You can provide your feedback on Twitter's draft verification policy by taking a or tweeting it using the hashtag #VerificationFeedback.
As long as no major changes are made to the proposal, Twitter will begin removing verification from accounts if they are inactive or if the profile is incomplete. Twitter will also deny or remove verification from qualified accounts in case they are found to repeatedly violate the company's rules.
Twitter's plans of bringing back the verification system were first revealed in June this year, when app sleuth Jane Manchun Wong an in-app system to request verification.
What you need to know
- Twitter has announced plans of relaunching its public verification program early next year.
- The verification program was paused by Twitter nearly three years back.
- Twitter will be sharing its final verification policy on December 17.
Twitter's public verification program, which was paused in November 2017, will be relaunched early next year. The company has shared its plans to revamp the verification program in a new and sought feedback from users on a draft of its new verification policy.
As per the draft proposal, the types of accounts that will be eligible for verification will include government accounts, companies, brands, non-profit organizations, news outlets, entertainment and sports, activists, organizers, and other influential individuals. The public feedback period begins today and will continue until December 8. plans to introduce the final policy on December 17. You can provide your feedback on Twitter's draft verification policy by taking a or tweeting it using the hashtag #VerificationFeedback.
As long as no major changes are made to the proposal, Twitter will begin removing verification from accounts if they are inactive or if the profile is incomplete. Twitter will also deny or remove verification from qualified accounts in case they are found to repeatedly violate the company's rules.
Twitter's plans of bringing back the verification system were first revealed in June this year, when app sleuth Jane Manchun Wong an in-app system to request verification.