Twitter has finally rolled out the
"Official" new feature which is attached to high-profile accounts.

On 8th November 2022, it was reported that Twitter was set to launch the 'official' label.

Twitter staff, A lot of folks have asked about how you'll be able to distinguish between @TwitterBlue subscribers with blue checkmarks and accounts that are verified as official, which is why we’re introducing the “Official" label to select accounts when we launch.

https://mobile.twitter.com/esthercrawford/status/1590109344976470016

Twitter will add an ‘official’ badge to high-profile accounts in lieu of verification

Twitter is turning the famous blue check mark into a symbol that denotes you’ve paid Elon Musk $8, rather than one that identifies public figures. But of course, if anyone with a spare $8 and a fragile ego can get verified, then the symbol is rendered meaningless, paving the way for trolls to go hard on impersonation gags. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO learned this himself firsthand, so Twitter is introducing an “official” badge, a separate form of user verification than the blue check.

“Not all previously verified accounts will get the ‘Official’ label and the label is not available for purchase,” explained product manager Esther Crawford in a tweet. “Accounts that will receive it include government accounts, commercial companies, business partners, major media outlets, publishers and some public figures.”

The official badge seems like it will essentially represent what blue checks used to denote . . . which should not be confusing at all for over 200 million creatures of habit who log onto the bird app every day.

“The new Twitter Blue does not include ID verification — it’s an opt-in, paid subscription that offers a blue checkmark and access to select features,” Crawford continued in a Twitter thread. “We’ll continue to experiment with ways to differentiate between account types.”

App researcher Nima Owji spotted this feature in development less than a week ago as what remains of Twitter’s staff rush to meet fast deadlines.

Twitter initially planned to roll out its new system, in which anyone can buy themselves a blue check, on Monday. But the rollout was delayed until after Tuesday’s U.S. midterm elections in an attempt to curb abuse. The move was reportedly aimed at limiting the potential fallout of verified users impersonating political figures or news outlets claiming false results that may discourage others from voting.

This “official” designation would attempt to safeguard this kind of deliberate misinformation from spreading, yet it’s a tall ask to educate over 200 million daily users about a new feature that will fundamentally change the way they identify and consume news on a platform that they may have been using for over a decade. Still, Twitter Head of Safety and Integrity Yoel Roth claimed that Twitter’s “core moderation capabilities remain in place” despite the company’s mass layoffs.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/techcrunch.com/2022/11/08/twitter-will-add-an-official-badge-to-high-profile-accounts-in-lieu-of-verification/amp/

So much interesting improvements on Twitter. Musk sabi.

Nice One

Let me go buy my verified Twitter check mbok

Dalil8:
I hate the fact that the verification badge can be gotten by anyone. It used to be special.

If you belong to the DEI community, and you still asserts this, then you're a hypocrite.

Dalil8:
I hate the fact that the verification badge can be gotten by anyone. It used to be special.

Elon believes in equity. With the right amount, we are all equal on Twitter, all thanks to Elon Chidiebere Musk.

This is a simple, yet amazing update done to Twitter. It'll keep troll accounts in check

Zonefree:

Elon believes in equity. With the right amount, we are all equal on Twitter, all thanks to Elon Chidiebere Musk.

No, we're not equal on Twitter. He just changed the blue tick to official label.

You've been conned

Who has money controls the folks

Musk do as you please.
Na ur time

Good development.

At least some people will stop falling victim of wasting time and energy on parody accounts

I am sure it's not free

Elon still found a way to differentiate rich from poor on Twitter.

Good.

So the blue tick has been corrupted huh?

It is well...

E good

Dalil8:
I hate the fact that the verification badge can be gotten by anyone. It used to be special.

Says who? Before Elon Musk bought twitter I had a contact that provides twitter verification as a service for $7K

Now fake accounts can be checked

Well done Musk!

Smart chap.

This one is better than the bought blue badge

Cool

Dalil8:
I hate the fact that the verification badge can be gotten by anyone. It used to be special.

you sound like a bully

Nice

E

Still servicing same purpose as original blue tick.
In the nearest future, everyone would desire this 'official badge' and that would lead us to the protocols bordering around the original blue.
I'm the end, Elon would ask companies to pay up for the official badge'...

Dalil8:
I hate the fact that the verification badge can be gotten by anyone. It used to be special.

Why should it be special?

Dalil8:
I hate the fact that the verification badge can be gotten by anyone. It used to be special.

This is elitist thinking. It reeks of pride and an overbloated sense of worth.

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ModCaller:


No, we're not equal on Twitter. He just changed the blue tick to official label.

You've been conned

At least if you see a badge on my profile simply means I paid 6k....but no official Badge because is not for sale. It takes alot to be a public figure