The microblogging site Twitter is temporarily pausing its verification program, saying it needs to work on the application and review process that lets people into the blue checkmark club.
This change, where Twitter won’t be letting new people apply for verification, is coming after Twitter admitted that several fake accounts, which reportedly seemed to be part of a botnet, were incorrectly verified.
We’ve temporarily hit pause on rolling out access to apply for Verification so we can make improvements to the application and review process.
— Twitter Verified (@verified) August 13, 2021
For those who have been waiting, we know this may be disappointing. We want to get things right, and appreciate your patience.
Twitter says it would “resume rolling out applications in the next few weeks.”
