Twitter gives Disney's fake account a verified badge but immediately freezes the account



Twitter has

decided to display a 'verified badge' (blue check mark) only for users of Twitter Blue , a paid subscription service, but accounts of celebrities and media with over 1 million followers It was reported that verified badges have been reinstated . While verified badges are being returned to real accounts, it has been reported that Twitter is also giving verified badges to fake accounts.

Twitter verified fake Disney account, claims dead celebs subscribe to Twitter Blue | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/04/twitter-verified-fake-disney-account-claims-dead-celebs-subscribe-to-twitter-blue/



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Previously, Twitter introduced verified badges to prevent users from impersonating users and to show that their accounts were authentic. Initially, this verified badge could only be applied to Twitter and placed next to the account name if it was accepted .

However, Twitter, which was acquired by Elon Musk in October 2022, has decided to charge a fee for verified badges, starting from November 2022 at $7.99 (approximately 1,060 yen) per month for iOS and Android. The subscription service 'Twitter Blue', which is offered for 1,380 yen or 980 yen per month if registered from the website, has added the ability to edit tweets and the granting of an authenticated badge as a benefit.

On March 23, 2023, Twitter will discontinue its legacy account verification program for verified badges that show users are who they say they are, and from April 1, 2023, only Twitter Blue users will be verified. They had announced that they would be able to keep their badges.

Twitter Blue will be available worldwide and from April 1st, the blue check mark will be removed from verified accounts that are not members of Twitter Blue - GIGAZINE



As a result, verified badges will be removed from celebrities who do not use Twitter Blue. Meanwhile, it was reported that Musk personally provided subscriptions to NBA player LeBron James, author Stephen King, and others and maintained verified badges.

While Twitter's traditional blue verified badges have been removed, it has been discovered that Elon Musk is paying for some celebrities' verified badges out of his own pocket - GIGAZINE



After that, it became clear that from April 21st to 22nd, 2023, verified badges were re-assigned to accounts of media and celebrities whose verified badges had previously been removed. However, accounts with verified badges include people who have already passed away, such as NBA player Kobe Bryant , who passed away in 2020.

Twitter's verified badge is back on celebrity and media accounts with over 1 million followers - GIGAZINE



Additionally, Twitter has been reported to be giving verified badges to fake accounts designed to deceive users. The @DisneyJuniorUK account started by 7virtues in 2021 was disseminating false information about Disney, even though it is not an official Disney account.




However, on April 24, 2023, it was confirmed that '@DisneyJuniorUK' was given a gold verified badge indicating that it is a company-owned account.




The gold verified badge for '@DisneyJuniorUK' says 'This account is verified because it's an official organization on Twitter.'




However, after receiving a report that '@DisneyJuniorUK' had been given a verified badge, a Disney representative in the UK immediately reported it to Twitter, and by 11:30 a.m. local time on April 24, 2023, ' @DisneyJuniorUK” account has been frozen.


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