Twitter Opens Up Verification Badge Applications To All Users

[PhilSynowiec]

Social network giant announced on Wednesday that it will be opening up its "verified badge" system to the masses. Previously only available to celebrities and social network influencers, the blue verified badge can now be applied for using this form, but there's catch...

“If the account represents a person, we want to understand their impact in their field,“ notes Twitter. If one chooses URLs to support their request, the firm ask folks to choose references that “help express the account holder’s newsworthiness or relevancy in their field.”

Along with an explanation on why you think you should be verified, Twitter may ask you to scan and upload a government issued ID or passport, for more verification. Folks over at Twitter will look over the application and send a confirmation via email. If denied, users can submitted another request after 30 days.