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Elon Musk’s “free speech” app, X, will give a platform to almost anyone, and that includes the leaders of terrorist groups. Several leaders of Hezbollah, a designated terrorist group by the United States, are X Premium customers receiving paid services such as verification, boosted content, and longer posts, according to an investigation from the Tech Transparency Project (TTP) on Wednesday.Mr. Tweet Fumbles Super Bowl TweetX, formerly Twitter, provided premium services to accounts belonging to Hezbollah’s leaders, as…

Google is adding blue checkmarks to Gmail. These checkmarks will help users identify whether a sender is genuine or an impersonator trying to scam them. A tiny blue tick appears next to the sender’s name in your inbox, indicating that the email is coming from a verified company or individual and not a scammer.The blue checkmarks in Gmail are an updated form of the Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI) feature that Google introduced back in July 2021. It added another layer of security to Gmail by requiring…

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The world of game announcements has become a lot more confusing recently, as Twitter has removed the last of the "legacy checkmarks" that verified the identities of notable accounts. Since many game companies have decided not to pay the new monthly fee for the checkmark, this means that fake game announcements are more difficult to disprove--and we've already seen a few do the rounds.A fake announcement for a remake of SSX Tricky was posted to Twitter yesterday by an account claiming to be a revival of EA…

As threatened for a while, Twitter has begun removing the original blue ticks from users' profiles, which includes the likes of Beyonce, the Pope and yours truly. If the Pope wants his blue tick back, he’ll need to pay $8 per month for Twitter Blue. Businesses can receive a gold checkmark without a subscription, while government and multilateral organization accounts can get a gray checkmark. When Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022, however, he claimed there were too many "corrupt" verified accounts and it…

Today’s the day. The Twitter verification checkmark apocalypse is upon us. Leading up to today, Twitter has made multiple pleas and what sometimes sounded like threats to users that, if they did not start paying for Twitter Blue, they would lose their verification checkmark. Twitter Blue, which costs at least $7.99 per month, would be the sole way to get the checkmark and remain verified on the social media platform. Users had until April 20th to sign up for Twitter Blue. Well, that day is here, and as…

Twitter has talked about pulling legacy verified checkmarks for a while, and now it's acting on that plan. The social network has begun removing the original blue ticks from users' profiles — formerly verified staff at Engadget can confirm this. From now on, you'll need to pay $8 per month for Blue to get that symbol back. Businesses can receive a gold checkmark without a subscription, while government and multilateral organization accounts get a gray checkmark. The company introduced verification in 2009 to reduce the…

LinkedInUsing Microsoft Entra Verified ID, organizations will designate a customized digital employee ID to each employee. Then, employees will be able to share their ID with LinkedIn to verify their workplace. Also: Are you Meta Verified? Here's what it is, how much it costs, and what perks it gets youOnce LinkedIn receives the credential, the Workplace verification will be displayed on the profile as seen in the demo picture. LinkedIn is currently testing the feature with more than 70 organizations, including…

Google is taking inspiration from Twitter and Meta and is working to add blue checkmarks. As per a report by Search Engine Land. The tech giant is planning to add blue check marks next to a few ads visible in search results that are from advertisers who have been verified by Google Ads. The report suggests that the blue checkmark next to the ads will feature a blue circle with ridges and a checkmark inside it. The Blue badges are part of the ongoing Google advertiser verification programme. Google test for…

After sparking a heated debate for saying he would take legacy blue checkmarks away from verified accounts beginning on April 1 if those users didn’t pay $8 for Twitter Blue, Twitter CEO Elon Musk backed away from his threat. To save face, though, Musk has simply made it harder to tell the difference between verified accounts and Twitter Blue subscribers.Twitter Verification is a Hot Mess“This account is verified because it’s subscribed to Twitter Blue or is a legacy verified account,” reads a new message when you hover…