As Twitter plans to launch the new $8 verification plan, it’s currently previewing the new official grey checkmark.
Basically, it’s adding another indicator for selected accounts that recognises that this is an ‘official’ identity, as a means to combat potential fraud.
As you can see in the screenshot below, some accounts will get a new, gray tick, that will appear beneath their username on their profile, which will denote that this is an ‘official’ account.
The new official grey checkmark is exactly like the blue checkmark, but only for those that Twitter’s new management deems worthy of this ‘official’ recognition, which, thus far, will include ’government accounts, commercial companies, business partners, major media outlets, publishers and some public figures’.
Seems like it would be easier to just stick with the current system, as blue ticks do appear on tweets, while at the same time, Twitter could add this new grey checkmark as an indicator that a user has confirmed their ID, thereby facilitating the need to verify human users.
And note, Twitter has confirmed that ID verification will not be part of this new $8 per month package.
The introduction of the New OFFICIAL Grey Checkmark is Twitter’s internal process to combat fraud.
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