TWITTER TESTS GOVERNMENT ID-BASED VERIFICATION FOR BLUE USERS

Wed 22 March 2023:

Twitter is reportedly testing a new verification process for its Blue subscribers that will require the submission of a government ID.

The method for submitting a photo of the users’ ID, both front and back, combined with a selfie photo, to authenticate their Twitter account is revealed through code-level insights uncovered by the product intelligence firm Watchful.ai, reports TechCrunch.

However, it is unclear whether the feature is being tested outside of the company.

According to the firm, the feature is in testing in the US, where it was found in the Android version of the Twitter application.

Adding a photo ID and selfie requirement to Blue’s verification process would help to fight against impersonation.

Users are advised by the micro-blogging platform that the new verification process will take roughly three minutes to complete and that their photos and personal information will be shared with a third party to verify their identity.

This indicates that rather than controlling the authentication process directly, the platform is working with a company to handle it, according to the report.

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