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Twitter accounts to be verified with three colours from next week: Elon Musk

25Nov

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Twitter accounts to be verified with three colours from next week: Elon Musk

[ad_1] 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 SpaceX owner added. He had earlier tweeted about the usage of different colours for different organisations and individuals but fleshed out the details just recently. "All verified individual humans will have same blue check, as boundary of what constitutes "n...

Musk says Twitter to launch gold, grey checks alongside blue verified mark

25Nov

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Musk says Twitter to launch gold, grey checks alongside blue verified mark

[ad_1] CEO Elon Musk has informed that Twitter will roll out verified gold and grey check marks as it relaunches the coveted blue check service next Friday. Twitter will roll out verified gold and grey check marks as it relaunches the coveted blue check service next Friday, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said in a tweet, after holding off the rollout earlier this week. "Gold check for companies, grey check for governments, blue for individuals (celebrities or not). Painful, but necessary," Musk said in a tweet. All verified accounts will be manually authenticated before the check is activated, Musk said. "Individuals can have a secondary tiny logo to show they belong to an organization if verified as such by that organization," Musk said in another tweet, adding that he will...

Elon Musk announces ‘holding off’ relaunch Of Twitter’s Blue verified

22Nov

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Elon Musk announces ‘holding off’ relaunch Of Twitter’s Blue verified

[ad_1] Elon Musk stated that Twitter might use different colour checks for organizations and individuals. Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday announced that he is putting on hold the relaunch of Blue verified until there is high confidence of stopping impersonation. He made the announcement through a tweet.Elon Musk stated that Twitter might use different colour checks for organizations and individuals. Taking to his official Twitter handle, Musk said, "Holding off relaunch of Blue Verified until there is high confidence of stopping impersonation. Will probably use different color check for organizations than individuals." After taking over the microblogging site, Musk had announced the ability for users to purchase a blue tick verified through Twitter Blue. Despite getting internal warn...

Twitter Blue tick to make reappearance on November 29

16Nov

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Twitter Blue tick to make reappearance on November 29

[ad_1] After it was hastily taken off, the 'Twitter Blue' service is planned to be reinstated on the microblogging site as revealed by Elon Musk. Twitter CEO Elon Musk took to the microblogging site to announce the return of the coveted "Twitter Blue" tick after it was made unavailable following an increase in fake verified accounts."Punting relaunch of Blue Verified to November 29th to make sure that it is rock solid", Musk tweeted. The tweet received a number of questions from users, with the Tesla CEO answering some of them, adding to the information about changes that will take place on the platform. One user asked, "So are legacy checkmarks for non corporate/government officials going away?"To this Musk said, "All unpaid legacy Blue checkmarks will be removed in a few months."Ano...

Elon Musk says Twitter to soon enable organizations to identify their associated accounts

14Nov

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Elon Musk says Twitter to soon enable organizations to identify their associated accounts

[ad_1] Twitter's billionaire owner Elon Musk said that Twitter will soon enable organizations to identify twitter accounts associated with them. Twitter's billionaire owner Elon Musk on Sunday said that Twitter will soon enable organizations to identify twitter accounts associated with them as the new Twitter owner continues to find ways to limit fake accounts on the platform."Rolling out soon," Musk in a tweet on Sunday said. "Twitter will enable organizations to identify which other Twitter accounts are actually associated with them." He did not elaborate. The social media platform paused its recently announced $8 blue check subscription service on Friday as fake accounts mushroomed, and new owner Elon Musk brought back the "official" badge to some users of the social media platform...

After fake fiasco, Twitter Blue ‘probably’ coming back end of next week, Elon Musk says

13Nov

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After fake fiasco, Twitter Blue ‘probably’ coming back end of next week, Elon Musk says

[ad_1] Twitter Blue will probably "come back end of next week", billionaire owner Elon Musk said in a tweet on Saturday. Twitter Blue will probably "come back end of next week", billionaire owner Elon Musk said in a tweet on Saturday.Twitter on Friday paused its recently announced $8 blue check subscription service on Friday as fake accounts mushroomed. The coveted blue check mark was previously reserved for verified accounts of politicians, famous personalities, journalists and other public figures. But a subscription option, open to anyone prepared to pay, was rolled out earlier this week to help Twitter grow revenue as Musk fights to retain advertisers Several users reported on Friday that the new subscription option for the blue verification check mark had disappeared, while a sou...

We May Be Watching Twitter Implode in Real Time

12Nov

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We May Be Watching Twitter Implode in Real Time

[ad_1] The jump in users who have come to watch the chaos means little as advertisers flee. You know things are going badly at a company when theories swirl that its new owner is purposefully trying to run it into the ground.Deliberate or not, Elon Musk's half-baked product launches and the gutting of Twitter Inc.'s workforce has led to chaos that could prove ruinous. In the last 24 hours, he has touted potential bankruptcy and watched key executives quit. Impersonators of politicians and brands who bought blue badges for $8 have been going viral before Twitter can suspend them. Nintendo's Mario flipped off Twitter users for nearly two hours before its “verified” copycat account was taken down. On Friday morning, Twitter appeared to have changed tack and suspended the $8 blue badge in...

Fact Check: How to spot imposter Twitter accounts

12Nov

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Fact Check: How to spot imposter Twitter accounts

[ad_1] The rollout of Twitter's subscription service has prompted a string of accounts impersonating public figures, sparking concerns about the potential for scams and disinformation. The rollout of Twitter's subscription service has prompted a string of accounts impersonating public figures, sparking concerns about the potential for scams and disinformation.Multiple accounts posing as politicians, celebrities and corporate brands have been suspended after being identified as inauthentic. The impostors had paid the $7.99 required to display a verified blue tick -- an identifier previously reserved for notable people or institutions -- under changes brought in by new Twitter owner Elon Musk. There are steps people can take to determine whether a Twitter account with a blue checkmark i...

Fake ‘Blue Check’ Twitter Accounts Flourish Under Elon Musk’s New Plan

11Nov

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Fake ‘Blue Check’ Twitter Accounts Flourish Under Elon Musk’s New Plan

[ad_1] There’s a new breed of users posing as celebrities and politicians after the launch of Twitter’s $8-a-month verification service. There's a new breed of users posing as celebrities and politicians after the launch of Twitter's $8-a-month verification service. People using false identities were awarded blue check marks on the website after the social media site changed its policy on verification after Elon Musk's $44 billion purchase of the company last month. In one of his first acts at the company, he announced those badges would be available to buy under an $8-a-month subscription service. Previously, the company had granted verification to people that it deemed to be high-profile and at risk of impersonation, such as politicians, celebrities or journalists. One accoun...

Elon Musk’s First Email to Twitter Employees Ends Remote Work

10Nov

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Elon Musk’s First Email to Twitter Employees Ends Remote Work

[ad_1] New Twitter Inc. owner Elon Musk emailed his workers for the first time to prepare them for “difficult times ahead” and ban remote work unless he personally approved it. New Twitter Inc. owner Elon Musk emailed his workers for the first time late Wednesday to prepare them for “difficult times ahead” and ban remote work unless he personally approved it.Musk said there was “no way to sugarcoat the message” about the economic outlook and how it will affect an advertising-dependent company like Twitter, according to the email reviewed by Bloomberg News. The new rules, which kick in immediately, will expect employees to be in the office for at least 40 hours per week, he added. Twitter has been under Musk's leadership for close to two weeks, in which time he has dismissed roughly ha...