Twitter Verified

Recently, Twitter announced a new setting that changed the default DM (direct message) option for all accounts. The default option allowed users to receive messages from users they follow and verified accounts they do not follow while restricting any other unverified account from sending messages. Twitter explained the move was taken to reduce spam on the platform. The move received some flak from users who preferred having an open DM to receive message requests from all users. But now, the microblogging platform has…

Twitter will soon begin paying verified content creators for ads in their replies, with the first payment block of around $5 million (roughly Rs. 41 crore), company owner Elon Musk said on Friday."Note, the creator must be verified and only ads served to verified users count," Musk, the billionaire who bought Twitter last October, said in a tweet.Since Tesla CEO Musk acquired Twitter, the platform has struggled to retain advertisers, who have been wary about the placement of their ads after the company laid off thousands…

Image Source : PIXABAY Twitter Blue verification get a new feature to edit tweet Since acquiring Twitter, Elon Musk has made several major changes to the microblogging platform. One of these changes was the introduction of a paid membership called "Blue" for Twitter. If you wish to obtain the coveted blue tick verification badge on Twitter, you will need to subscribe…

Twitter is rolling out the first version of encrypted direct messages (DMs). However, only verified accounts, including Blue subscribers and those affiliated to verified organisations, can access the feature for now. The encrypted Direct Message will appear as separate conversations, alongside the existing Direct Messages in the inbox. Twitter claims to use a combination of “strong cryptographic schemes to encrypt every single message, link, and reaction that are part of an encrypted conversation before they leave the…

Travis Brown, a Berlin-based developer of software for tracking social media, claimed that less than 5% of legacy verified accounts paid to join Twitter Blue as of Thursday.The microblogging site on Thursday began removing the legacy verified blue ticks from the profiles of thousands of users, including politicians, celebrities, and sportspersons with millions of followers on the platform.“Update for the day after: just before the purge yesterday, 19,469 of the 407k legacy verified accounts I had identified in early April…

Twitter plans to wind down its legacy verification system starting next week as it promotes its subscription-based system.  The Twitter Verified account on the platform tweeted on Thursday that the company will phase out the older verification program and begin removing legacy checkmarks starting April 1. It said users who want to keep their checkmarks should subscribe to Twitter Blue, the subscription service that provides users with verification for $8 per month.  But all legacy verified accounts might not…

Starting April 1, US microblogging site Twitter will be winding down its legacy verification programme and accounts that were verified under the previous criteria will not retain a blue checkmark unless they are subscribed to Twitter Blue, the company said on its website on March 24.The service launched in India on February 8, available for a monthly fee of Rs 650 on the web and Rs 900 on mobile devices. This works out to Rs. 7,800 per year on the web and Rs. 10,800 per year on mobile devices.On Friday, Indian Twitter…

CEO Elon Musk made some major changes to its operation which he claims are 'painful, but necessary'. Twitter's account verification program is finally set to launch next week. CEO Elon Musk, took to the microblogging site to make the announcement. "Sorry for the delay, we're tentatively launching Verified on Friday next week." he posted. "Gold check for companies, grey check for government, blue for individuals (celebrity or not) and all verified accounts will be manually authenticated before check activates," the…