Microblogging giant Twitter has opened up its account verification feature to the public. Key public figures and institutions can now get the blue tick of account authenticity, by filling up a simple ...

Twitter has introduced ‘login verification’, a two-factor authentication to more securely protect accounts. This follows a number of recent attacks on high-profile Twitter accounts, including The ...

Twitter developed the ID system to protect accounts against “impersonation,” and to “increase the overall integrity and trust on our platform,” according to a company help document. This comes after ...

Twitter has reintroduced account verification—bringing back the blue tick—after a consultation shaped by public feedback. Designed to help users validate the authenticity of accounts which are of high ...

For the brunt of its existence, things change came slowly for social media platform Twitter, whether it be policy changes or the details around the tried and true blue checkmark. Almost too slowly, in ...