Tag: Verified

Now Google places Blue verified check marks on email senders

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New Delhi: After Twitter, Google has now announced to display a Blue checkmark next to a sender’s name to verify their identity and minimise scams, which is free at the moment.
In 2021, the company first introduced Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI) in Gmail, a feature that requires senders to use strong authentication and verify their brand logo in order to display a brand logo as an avatar in emails.
“Building upon that feature, users will now see a checkmark icon for senders that have adopted BIMI. This will help users identify messages from legitimate senders versus impersonators,” the company said in a statement.

The feature has been rolled out and is available to all Google Workspace customers, as well as legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers, along with users with personal Google accounts.
Companies that have adopted BIMI will automatically receive the checkmark.
“Strong email authentication helps users and email security systems identify and stop spam, and also enables senders to leverage their brand trust,” said the tech giant.
“This increases confidence in email sources and gives readers an immersive experience, creating a better email ecosystem for everyone,” it added.
The Blue check mark comes to Google after Elon Musk removed all legacy Blue badges on the platform, and now charges Rs 900 a month (Rs 9,400 a year) from individual users for Blue ticks and $1,000 from organisations for Gold ticks.

Meta is also testing paid verification for Instagram and Facebook for $11.99 per month on web and $14.99 per month on mobile.
Its CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that a “Meta Verified” account will grant users a verified badge, increased visibility on the platforms, prioritised customer support, and more.
The feature was rolled out to Australia and New Zealand in February and will arrive in more countries “soon”.
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May 4, 2023
Twitter to prioritise ‘verified’ accounts

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New Delhi: Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday said that verified accounts on the microblogging site will now be prioritised.
“Verified accounts are now prioritised,” he tweeted.
This development might give special attention to people who have had their accounts verified.

For instance, if your account is verified, people looking at Twitter are more likely to see your posts.
Last week, Musk removed all legacy verified accounts with Blue check marks.
American actor Charlie Sheen publicly begged Musk to return his blue Twitter check mark.
Sheen, like thousands of others, lost his official verification badge after a site-wide purge of legacy verified accounts.
He was among the ones who refused to pony up for Twitter Blue – Musk’s $8-dolllar-a-month subscription service.

However, Sheen’s blue check was soon restored.
Amitabh Kant, the former chief executive officer of NITI Aayog, also lost the Blue Tick on Twitter.
Earlier, it was said that Twitter will not remove verified status from the government accounts and accounts being run by government officials.
Kant’s Blue Tick has not yet been restored.
Moreover, Twitter’s ongoing Blue Tick saga took yet another twist later, as many influential and famous users have had their blue checks restored by Musk, despite not subscribing to the service.
Numerous influential and well-known Twitter users globally have had their Blue verification badges reinstated next to their usernames.
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April 25, 2023
Meta Verified: This is what you get in return after shelling out money

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New Delhi: As Meta announced a new paid verification subscription service on Instagram and Facebook — copying Twitter CEO Elon Musk who already charges users for Blue badges — here is what you will get if you subscribe to ‘Meta Verified.’
With Meta Verified, you’ll get a verified badge, confirming you’re the real you and that your account has been authenticated with a government ID.
According to the social network, it will offer more protection from impersonation with proactive account monitoring for impersonators who might target people with growing online audiences.
It will also help when you need it with access to a real person for common account issues.
Meta Verified will allow increased visibility and reach with prominence in some areas of the platform — like search, comments and recommendations.
To be eligible, accounts must meet minimum activity requirements, such as prior posting history, and be at least 18 years old.
“Applicants are then required to submit a government ID that matches the profile name and photo of the Facebook or Instagram account they’re applying for,” said Meta.
Subscriptions will include proactive monitoring for account impersonation.

Businesses are not eligible to apply for Meta Verified at this time, said the company.
At this time, Meta Verified will only support your real name on your profile.
“Once your profile is verified, you can’t change the profile name, username, date of birth, or photo on your profile without going through the Meta Verified subscription and verifications application process again,” said the company.
‘Meta Verified’ is available for direct purchase on Instagram or Facebook in Australia and New Zealand starting later this week.
People can purchase a monthly subscription for $11.99 on the web and $14.99 on iOS and Android.
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February 20, 2023
Mocking New Verification Process, Fake Verified Twitter Profiles Of George W Bush, Tony Blair Tweeted Controversial Tweets

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Verified Twitter accounts with blue check marks bearing the profile names of former President George W. Bush and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair reminisced about the Iraq War on Wednesday.
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A tweet screenshot that is viral on Twitter shows George W. Bush tweeting, “I miss killing Iraqis,” while Tony Blair quotes him and writes, “Same tbh.” But the Twitter accounts are not actually managed by Bush and Blair and are fake, according to reports.
After Twitter changed its verification process and eligibility, now everyone can get the blue checkmark after paying monthly fees as a subscription to Twitter Blue. This change is criticised by the majority of people across the world.
To mock the change in verification, two anonymous accounts that used the names of George W. Bush and Tony Blair tweeted the controversial tweet, the reports say.
In contrast, it was one or more anonymous users who were mocking the upgraded verification process introduced by Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, and who charge $8 per month. They created user identities that resembled those of Bush and Blair before enrolling in the premium system to obtain the blue check mark.
Their conversation might have appeared genuine to a casual observer.
As later explained by the fake Bush profile:
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“Y’all are missing the point about the $8. “It’s a small price to make this app completely unusable, and I’m assuming he is going to quickly learn we can get refunds from the credit cards we used if he suspends us prior to a month.”

Critics fear that the new verification process will make it simpler to impersonate others and facilitate the spreading of false information, especially in the case of public figures who choose not to pay the monthly charge.
Musk has vowed to suspend profiles that impersonate others.
Within hours following the posts, Twitter deleted both fake accounts.

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November 10, 2022
Twitter Adds ‘official’ Label For Selected Verified Accounts Including PM Modi, The Wire, More

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As Twitter debuts its new $8 Twitter Blue service, it will designate some verified accounts as “official”, Esther Crawford, the company’s early stage products executive, said on Tuesday.
“Accounts that will receive [the label] include government accounts, commercial companies, business partners, major media outlets, publishers and some public figures,” Crawford tweeted.
“Not all previously verified accounts will get the ‘Official’ label and the label is not available for purchase.”
Crawford said that users’ identities will not be verified using identification cards or other materials through the updated Twitter Blue subscription programme, which will let paid customers have their accounts verified with a blue checkmark.
The disclosure is the most recent development as Twitter, now owned by Elon Musk, explains its ambitions for verification on the network.
On November 1, Musk said Twitter would start giving blue checkmarks, which were intended to identify genuine and influential users, to Blue subscribers. Blue is the platform’s premium service.
“Twitter’s current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark is bullshit. Power to the people! Blue for $8/month,” Musk wrote.
The redesigned premium service appeared to have opened momentarily over the weekend, as the social media company stated in an update for Apple iOS devices on Saturday that anyone who “signs up now” to its premium “Twitter Blue” service will receive a blue tick. In addition, longer movies will be able to be posted and priority ranking for platform-posted material are among the additional features that were promised as part of the premium service makeover.

Fake accounts for government officials are a recurring issue for Twitter globally. According to a source with knowledge of the situation who spoke to Reuters, the company’s policy executives pushed for the new “official” label because they were deeply concerned that international governments would not likely and would not be ready to pay for verified check marks.
Musk is moving to take control of the platform’s operations, and the adjustments to the Blue programme are only one of many moving components. There were rumours that Twitter had urged “dozens” of individuals to return to work after cutting off half of its global workforce the previous week.
In India, various individuals and organisations got official label which includes Prime Minister Narendra Modi, The Wire and more.

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November 9, 2022