Twitter finally announces resumption of application process for 'certified badge'

Twitter has announced that it will resume accepting applications for 'certified badges.' Since the certification badge was suspended in 2017, it has been impossible to apply for it.

Introduced a new certification application process and started examination of certification applications from the general public

In the coming weeks, all Twitter users will be able to apply for new certifications directly from the in-app Settings & Privacy. Click here for the application process introduced this time and future efforts. https://t.co/yGyx0fFZrl

— Twitter Japan (@TwitterJP) May 20, 2021

A certified badge is a system introduced by Twitter in 2009 to prevent spoofing of companies and celebrities one after another. At the time of introduction, there was only an individual response that Twitter issued a badge by calling out to the account, but in 2016 a uniform system for requesting badges was introduced.

A request system for 'certified badges' that indicates that your Twitter account is genuine has appeared, and a summary of application methods --GIGAZINE

However, in this request system, the examination process is unclear, and the situation that 'the badge is not distributed even though it is an official account' continues, and even the problem that the badge is given to the account that advocates white supremacism has occurred. As a result, in 2017 Twitter decided to 'stop all new issuance.'

Twitter suspends authentication process to review blue checkmark 'authenticated account' criteria --GIGAZINE

Since then, Twitter has shown a positive attitude toward resuming the issuance of certified badges, such as by soliciting opinions on policy revisions, and finally announced on May 20, 2021 that the examination will be resumed.

Twitter is revising its policy regarding the resumption of this review. The revised policy states that the account must be 'government', 'company, brand, organization', 'news media, journalist', 'entertainment', 'sports, games', 'activists, organizers, or other experts' in order to be certified. Must belong to one of the 6 categories of. On top of that, 'All of the profile name, profile image, confirmed email address, and phone number are registered,' 'active for the past 6 months,' and 'there is a record of observing Twitter rules.' It is necessary to clear the requirements of. Details such as requirements for each category can be found in 'About Authenticated Accounts' below.

Twitter Authentication Badge Requirements-How to Get the Blue Checkmark
https://help.twitter.com/ja/managing-your-account/about-twitter-verified-accounts

You can apply from the 'Settings and Privacy' section. For the specific application procedure, select the one to which your account belongs from the above 6 categories ...

Then, simply select the means of identity verification from 'Govermment issue', 'Official email address', and 'Official website'.

After completing the application, the following screen will be displayed. Regarding the trial period, regardless of whether it is certified or not, the result will be notified by email within 1 to 4 weeks after application.

Regarding the resumption date of the above application process, Twitter states that it is 'within a few weeks after the announcement.' In addition, as the application process resumes, authenticated badges will be sequentially stripped from accounts that do not meet the authentication conditions of the new policy, such as inactive accounts and accounts for which information is not properly registered.