Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The ...

Twitter is rolling out another type of check mark to help distinguish accounts ... with blue checkmarks and accounts that are verified as official, which is why we’re introducing the ‘Official ...

Anyone familiar with Twitter will recognize the blue check, which lets them know an account has been verified and is authentic. Celebrities, athletes and journalists typically are verified by ...

Historically, the blue badge (aka the blue check mark) served an important ... This is why the blue badge was also known as the “verified badge,” because Twitter actually verified the people ...

Twitter’s verification system was initially rolled ... was the first to receive the distinction. Since then, the check mark has become a somewhat contentious symbol. For public figures ...

As Elon Musk promised, Twitter‘s previous blue check-mark verification regime will soon be history. The social network, which the mega-billionaire bought last year in a debt-heavy $44 billion ...

Twitter has removed the verification check mark on the main account of The New York Times, one of CEO Elon Musk's most despised news organizations. The removal comes as many of Twitter's high ...

That reckoning didn’t come. While Twitter took away the check mark from some accounts, including that of The New York Times, most verified users retained the symbols, which have long been viewed ...

Twitter said Tuesday evening that to resolve ambiguity about which accounts on its platform have been identity-verified — as opposed to those simply paying $8 a month for a blue check mark on ...

From the archives (November 2022): What does Twitter verification really mean ... far-right predilections — had his unwanted check mark restored multiple times Saturday in an apparent real ...

Twitter said Tuesday evening that to resolve ambiguity about which accounts on its platform have been identity-verified — as opposed to those simply paying $8 a month for a blue check mark on ...

The process to gain a coveted blue check mark on Twitter may soon change. After reports of a $20 monthly fee for Twitter verification were met with backlash, new "Chief Twit" Elon Musk ...