{"id":9962,"date":"2017-11-16T01:29:34","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T01:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rsoftsolution.com\/blog\/twitter-to-revoke-verification-for-some-accounts-as-part-of-overhaul.html"},"modified":"2017-11-16T01:29:34","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T01:29:34","slug":"twitter-to-revoke-verification-for-some-accounts-as-part-of-overhaul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/twitter-to-revoke-verification-for-some-accounts-as-part-of-overhaul.html","title":{"rendered":"Twitter to revoke verification for some accounts as part of overhaul"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Twitter says that it\u2019s making progress on its plan to review its authentication system, which it\u2019s conducting in the wake of backlash against the social network verifying the account of a white supremacist rally organizer. In a series of tweets today, the Twitter Support account acknowledges that verification comes across as endorsement, and that the social network\u2019s treatment of verification has led to this. As a result, it\u2019s going to change how it treats verification of accounts, and will unverify some users \u201cwhose behavior does not fall within\u201d its new guidelines.<\/p>\n

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5 \/ We are conducting an initial review of verified accounts and will remove verification from accounts whose behavior does not fall within these new guidelines. We will continue to review and take action as we work towards a new program we are proud of.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) November 15, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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The Twitter Support account begins with an admission that providing \u201cvisual prominence\u201d to verified accounts has contributed to the perception that it\u2019s an endorsement by the network of those specific users, and that it should have taken action earlier to clear up any confusion in this regard. It also says that opening up the verification process to public submission further exacerbated this problem.<\/p>\n

Now, it says it\u2019s reworking the entire system, and has already changed its official guidelines on what verification means<\/a>, and it\u2019s still not accepting any submissions for verification from the general public.<\/p>\n

The biggest news here is likely that the company will take action to remove existing verification for accounts where their activity doesn\u2019t meet its restated guidelines. It\u2019s unclear who will be affected and when, but there\u2019s bound to be some attention given to it should any highly visible profiles become unverified as a result of this review.<\/p>\n

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