Twitter To Launch a Revamped Verification System With Publicly Documented Guidelines

Twitter is developing a new in-app system for requesting verification, according to a recent finding from reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong, which Twitter has since confirmed. The discovery involves an added "Request Verification" option that appears in a redesigned account settings screen. This feature is not launched to the public, Twitter says. From a report: Wong typically digs into Twitter's and Facebook's to discover features like these, making a name for herself as someone who scoops upcoming additions and changes to popular social apps before they go live. In this case, she's stumbled upon one of Twitter's most-requested features after an edit button: a way to acquire the coveted blue checkmark typically reserved for public figures.

I much prefer

[Anonymous Coward]

The vague, shifting , politically influenced bullshit from before.

That way they'd die quicker.

Re: I much prefer

[The_Revelation]

I wouldn't know. All I get is pages that say "something went wrong" or "too many API calls" when I look at anything one twitter.com. I just assumed they went out of business 5 years ago and I keep following old links. Imagine my surprise to learn that 1. They are developing new features for the site, and 2. They aren't fixing the problem that prevents people from accessing the site

"Coveted"

[Bodie1]

I don't think that word means what you think it means.

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[account_deleted]

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Depends on what it actually is now

[Stolovaya]

At one point, all it seemed to be was "I am the person that I say I am"; just validation of their identity. Then it became some sort of endorsement...and now it's just a muddled mess, and what it actually means is confusing and needlessly complex.

They should've just kept it as validating identities, but some people didn't seem to like that. We'll see if it continues to be pointless.

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[moxrespawn]

No problem here. I am moxrespawn, and every relevant entity knows who that is.

Helps that there's just one.

Re:Depends on what it actually is now

[_xeno_]

At one point, all it seemed to be was "I am the person that I say I am"; just validation of their identity. Then it became some sort of endorsement...and now it's just a muddled mess, and what it actually means is confusing and needlessly complex.

If you ask Twitter, they'll tell you it's never been anything but a verification of identity and that's still all it is.

The problem is that blue checkmark users get access to special filtering features designed to allow them to ignore the vast majority of "non-checkmark" users. They get higher visibility in search results, which means they also get higher visibility when you click on a "trend" as Twitter will show you "top results" first rather than recent results.

They've also "punished" users by "de-validating" their account, which is a completely pointless action if all the checkmark does is demonstrate identity. So it's clear they're aware that's not all it does, but that's what Twitter claims it's for and all that it's for.

Re: Depends on what it actually is now

[gsdfa]

Blue Check is a credential that indicates you are a foot soldier of the establishment, and willing to toe the establishment narrative.

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Again, they are DOING IT WRONG

[WindBourne]

We need to have VETTED DIGITAL CERTIFICATES. This can only be done IRL. Not through Snail Mail or E-Mail. Not through fax. Not through HTTP/FTP/WHATEVER.

We need CONgress/WH to force USPS to offer up vetting for VDC (charge $10-20 for that), and then say where the VDC are put at/obtained from. If USPS was smart, they would offer up the service as well. However, I do think that it needs to be allowed out for competition as well.

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[Randj Herdle]

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for the right-wingers.

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[WindBourne]

I see.
So, recently FCC was looking for e-mail input on a number of their policies. How exactly do we make certain that EACH of the input comes from an American and each is tied to a single invividual?
Likewise, we have paid trolls from Russia, China, etc that hit reddit, /., twitter, etc. How do we stop it?
We have bots that are pushing political agendas. How do we stop that?
/., twitter, reddit, etc all want the ability to ban certain individuals. How do we stop it?

Seriously, you call this fascism, when

Does this mean they will verify fair now?

[AbRASiON]

Centrist and right wing twitter users are regularly hit with de-verification due to being 'the bad guys'.

As a left wing person myself, this behaviour pushes me towards the centre / right as I'm entirely sick of 'rule for thee, not for me' across many left and far left sites / services / communities.

If someone is spouting vile crap but has a million followers and genuinely is who they say they are, they should be verified. I don't mind the link below the tweet saying 'always verify tweets for yourself to ensure the information is genuine' fine - but don't 'un-verify' them as users.

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[AmiMoJo]

It affects the left wing just as much. I can give you plenty of examples of people on the left having their checkmarks removed or refused, or getting banned outright.

Twitter is just generally incompetent, it's not a political thing.

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[AbRASiON]

Does it? Can you name any? ....... I've seen wildly crazy shit come out of the mouths of leftists on twitter ignored, but something simple from right wing 'personalities' gets smashed.

Trump excluded of course.

I have that source code

[rookiebeotch]

If ( thinksLikeMe ) return true; else return false;