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How to get verified on Twitter – even if you’re NOT famous
EVER wanted to be verified on Twitter, but lacked the star credentials?
The blue verified badge is there to tell people that a Twitter account of public interest is authentic but you don’t necessarily have to be famous to meet the criteria.
How to get verified on Twitter
To get a blue tick, Twitter says your account “must be be authentic, notable, and active”.
If you think your account is all three of those things then you can request verification.
First, make sure your profile is up to date and active.
This includes adding a profile picture, cover photo, your name, any relevant website links and a bio.
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Then, verify your phone number and email address.
Make sure your tweets are set to public.
Once all this is done, go to our Settings, then click ‘Your account’ and then you should see a section called ‘Verified’.
Here you can click ‘Request verification’.
When you start the process you’ll be asked ‘who you are’, which could be a journalist, brand, influencer, activist or more.
Twitter basically wants to know why you account should be considered of interest to the public.
You’ll then need to give evidence proving that your account is what you claim it to be.
To get a blue tick on a personal profile you’ll need photo ID like a passport.
Twitter’s decision can seem a bit subjective at times but if you fail to get a blue tick the first time you can try again in 30 days.
Twitter has come under fire in the past for giving blue ticks to controversial figures.
David Gasca, who once worked as one of Twitter’s product directors, previously said: “The main problem is we use it to mean identity, but because of the way it was originally started, where it was only given to very large public figures, celebrities, etc., it came to have a lot of status associated with it, as well.
“They think of it as credibility. Twitter stands behind this person.
“Twitter believes…what they’re saying is great and authentic, which is not at all what we mean by the checkmark.”
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has made it clear he thinks the blue tick verification should be for all relevant accounts and not just those belonging to celebrities.
Twitter Verification – what does it mean, and how do you get verified?
Here’s what you need to know…
- Twitter says the verified badge lets people “know that an account of public interest is authentic”
- The blue tick appears next to the name on an account’s profile, and next to the name in search results
- Verified badges can only be applied by Twitter
- Accounts that typically get verified include users in: music, acting, fashion, government, politics, religion, journalism, media, sports, business and other key interest areas
- But Twitter maintains that “a verified badge does not imply an endorsement by Twitter”
- Twitter closed off the verification process temporarily last year, but it’s since been re-started
- The form to get request verification on Twitter is usually here, but it’s not working right now
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