Twitter has distributed a 'certified badge' to your bot account, suspending the application process



Twitter distributes 'authenticated badges ' with blue check marks to clearly show whether accounts such as celebrities are genuine, and accounts that meet certain conditions have been authenticated by going through the application process. You can get a badge. It became clear that Twitter had attached such a certified badge to the bot account, and the application process has been suspended.

Twitter pauses its verification program rollout after giving fake accounts blue checks --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/13/22623714/twitter-verification-program-pause-fake-accounts-review

Twitter hits the brakes on verifications after approving fake profiles
https://techaeris.com/2021/08/14/twitter-hits-the-brakes-on-verifications-after-approving-fake-profiles/

Twitter's certified badge is widely known as an indicator of whether an account is by a celebrity or not, and is also treated as a type of status. Twitter's verification badge application process was suspended in 2017 and remained unrecovered for the next four years. The following article summarizes how the application process was suspended in 2017.

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



Then, in May 2021, the application process was finally resumed.

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



However, it was revealed that the resumption of the application process caused a flood of requests, resulting in Twitter giving the bot account a certified badge.

Twitter reveals that bot account had a verification badge-GIGAZINE



After Twitter acknowledged the fact that the authenticated badge was distributed to the bot account, an account called 'Twitter Verified' that sends out about the Twitter authenticated badge application process 'suspends the application process again and applies and examines it. We will improve the entire process. '



However, it has been announced that accounts that have already been applied for will continue to be examined, and that only the 'application process' will be suspended.



When the overseas technology media The Verge contacted Twitter, he said that he received a reply that 'the application process will be resumed in the next few weeks', and it is said that the application process will be suspended for a long time as before. It is suggested that things will not happen.

The following article summarizes how to apply for a Twitter certified badge.

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



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