Just last week Twitter announced that it would re-open public requests to get verified on the platform (ie. allow people to submit a request to get that blue checkmark). Verification requests have been on pause since 2017 due to confusion about what exactly the checkmark means and who gets it.
Dear “can you verify me” ––
Save your Tweets and DMs, there’s a new official way to apply for a blue badge, rolling out over the next few weeks.
You can now submit an application to request verification in-app, right from your account settings!
-Your verified blue badge source pic.twitter.com/2d1alYZ02M
— Twitter Verified (@verified) May 20, 2021
Upon reopening the requests, Twitter was met with an influx of calls for verification. The inflow was so great that they had to hit a pause on the notion of verification requests until they had time to catch-up. The official Twitter account wrote:
We’re rolling in verification requests. So we gotta hit pause on accepting any more for now while we review the ones that have been submitted.
We’ll reopen requests soon! (we pinky swear)
— Twitter Verified (@verified) May 28, 2021
While this feature may come across as slightly confusing at first, it has allowed for some clarity to be established surrounding what exactly being “verified” means. Twitter expressed three criteria that they look for when deciding whether to verify an account.
To qualify for a blue badge, your account must be:
✅ Authentic
✅ Notable
✅ Active— Twitter Verified (@verified) May 20, 2021