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Do not fill this in! ===Verified accounts=== {{main|Twitter verification}} In June 2009, after being criticized by [[Kanye West]] and sued by [[Tony La Russa]] over unauthorized accounts run by [[impersonator]]s, the company launched their "Verified Accounts" program.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/a/2009/not-playing-ball.html |title=Not Playing Ball |first=Biz|last=Stone|date=June 6, 2009 |website=Twitter}}</ref><ref name="verifiedhistory">{{cite news|last=Kanalley|first=Craig|title=Why Twitter Verifies Users: The History Behind the Blue Checkmark|url=https://huffingtonpost.com/craig-kanalley/twitter-verified-accounts_b_2863282.html|access-date=June 9, 2014|work=Huffington Post|date=March 12, 2013}}</ref> Twitter stated that an account with a "blue tick" verification badge indicates "we've been in contact with the person or entity the account is representing and verified that it is approved".<ref name="verifiedlaunch">{{cite web|last=Cashmore|first=Pete|title=Twitter Launches Verified Accounts|website=[[Mashable]]|url=http://mashable.com/2009/06/11/twitter-verified-accounts-2/|date=June 11, 2009|access-date=June 9, 2014}}</ref> In July 2016, Twitter announced a public application process to grant verified status to an account "if it is determined to be of public interest" and that verification "does not imply an endorsement".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://support.twitter.com/groups/31-twitter-basics/topics/111-features/articles/119135-about-verified-accounts |title=About verified accounts |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720094013/https://support.twitter.com/groups/31-twitter-basics/topics/111-features/articles/119135-about-verified-accounts |archive-date=July 20, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/a/2016/announcing-an-application-process-for-verified-accounts-0.html |title=Announcing an Application Process for Verified Accounts|date=July 19, 2016 |website=Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/how-to-get-verified-twitter-uk-account-blue-tick|title=Twitter opens verification to all|first=Matt|last=Burgess|magazine=Wired|date=July 20, 2016|access-date=September 16, 2016}}</ref> Verified status allows access to some features unavailable to other users, such as only seeing mentions from other verified accounts.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wagner|first=Kurt|title=Twitter Unveils Exclusive Feature For Verified Users|website=[[Mashable]]|url=http://mashable.com/2013/09/12/twitter-exclusive-feature//|date=September 12, 2013|access-date=June 9, 2014}}</ref> In November 2020, Twitter announced a relaunch of its verification system in 2021. According to the new policy, Twitter verifies six different types of accounts; for three of them (companies, brands, and influential individuals like activists), the existence of a [[Wikipedia]] page will be one criterion for showing that the account has "Off Twitter Notability".<ref>{{cite web|last=Harrison|first=Stephen|date=December 4, 2020|title=Twitter Wants to Use Wikipedia to Help Determine Who Gets a Blue Checkmark|url=https://slate.com/technology/2020/12/twitter-checkmark-verification-wikipedia-notability.html|access-date=December 4, 2020|website=Slate Magazine}}</ref> Twitter states that it will re-open public verification applications at some point in "early 2021".<ref>{{cite news|last=Statt|first=Nick|website=The Verge|url= https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/17/22187477/twitter-verification-badge-blue-checkmark-relaunch-process-new-rules|title=Twitter is launching its new verification policy on January 20th|date=December 17, 2020|access-date=February 19, 2021}}</ref> In October 2022, after the takeover of Twitter by Elon Musk, it was reported that verification would instead be included in the paid Twitter Blue service, and that existing verified accounts would lose their status if they do not subscribe.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heath |first=Alex |date=October 31, 2022 |title=Twitter is planning to start charging $20 per month for verification |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/30/23431931/twitter-paid-verification-elon-musk-blue-monthly-subscription |access-date=November 6, 2022 |website=The Verge}}</ref> On November 1, Musk confirmed that verification would be included in Blue in the future, dismissing the existing verification system as a "lords & peasants system".<ref name="Roth-2022" /><ref name="Peters-2022" /><ref name="Roth-2022a" /> Following concerns over the possibility of impersonation, Twitter subsequently reimplemented a second "Official" marker, consisting of a grey tick and "Official" text displayed under the username, for high-profile accounts of "government and commercial entities".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sato |first=Mia |date=November 9, 2022 |title=Twitter's new gray "official" checks are rolling out to some high-profile accounts |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/9/23449122/twitter-official-verified-gray-checkmark-verification |access-date=November 9, 2022 |website=The Verge}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lopatto |first=Elizabeth |date=November 11, 2022 |title=Twitter 'Official' gray check mark returns, now that 'Verified' is meaningless |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/10/23452625/twitter-verified-official-blue-gray-check |access-date=November 18, 2022 |website=The Verge}}</ref> In December 2022, the "Official" text was replaced by a gold checkmark for organizations, as well as a grey checkmark for government and multilateral accounts.<ref name="Schroeder-2023">{{Cite web |date=March 31, 2023 |title=Twitter now lets businesses handle their employees' blue ticks, for a hefty price |url=https://mashable.com/article/twitter-verified-organizations |access-date=July 24, 2023 |website=Mashable |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Wiggers-2022">{{Cite web |last=Wiggers |first=Kyle |date=December 12, 2022 |title=Twitter launches Blue for Business, grants gold checkmarks to 'corporate entities' |url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/12/twitter-launches-blue-for-business-grants-gold-checkmarks-to-corporate-entities/ |access-date=July 24, 2023 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}</ref> In March 2023, the gold checkmark was made available for organizations to purchase through the Verified Organizations program (formerly called Twitter Blue for Business).<ref name="Schroeder-2023" /><ref name="Wiggers-2022" /> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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