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The Complete Facebook Profile Verification Guide
Before you get your badge, Facebook will look into your account to see if it meets their criteria for verification.
Here are four things Facebook will look for.
- The authenticity of your account. They’ll want to make sure you’re using your real personal or business name.
- Your account’s uniqueness. Your account should be interesting and specific (no general names like “cat memes” or “funny photos”).
- A complete setup. Your account doesn’t have to be fancy, but it does need a profile photo, an about section, and one post.
- A noteworthy account. No, you can’t pay for a verification badge. You need to prove you qualify for a badge by showing that real people search for your account.
Request a Verification Badge from Facebook
To apply for your badge, fill out Facebook’s contact form.
If you’re verifying a personal account, you’ll need to submit one government-issued ID.
This can be your driver’s license, passport, or national identification card.
If you’re verifying a business account, you’ll need:
- Tax exemption documents.
- Articles of incorporation.
- A certificate of formation.
- A copy of a utility or phone bill.
- A written explanation detailing why your account should receive a verification badge.
- URLs that prove your account’s notability.
As soon as you submit your request, it’ll take you anywhere from 48 hours to 45 days to get verification.
If your request is denied, you can apply again after 30 days
Things you need to know
if you repeat request several times during 30 days period you may permanently lose access request form
Elon Musk’s social media site X has been accused by the European Union of breaching its online content rules, with its “verified” blue tick accounts having the potential to “deceive” users.
The bloc’s tech regulator said users could be duped into thinking the identity of those with blue tick marks was verified, when in fact anybody can pay for a blue tick. It said it had found evidence of “malicious actors” abusing the system.
The investigation began under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA).
It could lead to X being fined up to 6% of its global annual turnover and being forced to change how it operates in the bloc.
Mr Musk reacted angrily: “The DSA is misinformation,” he wrote on X.
The billionaire, who bought the platform for $44bn in 2022, said the DSA rules amounted to “censored speech” which he said he found unacceptable.
X chief executive Linda Yaccarino also defended the company’s practices.
“A democratised system, allowing everyone across Europe to access verification, is better than just the privileged few being verified,” she wrote on the social media site.
The findings follow a seven month investigation under the DSA.
The law, which was introduced in 2022, requires big tech firms, like X, to take action to stop illegal content and safeguard the public.
ByteDance’s TikTok, AliExpress and Meta Platforms are also being investigated under the act.
The Commission said its review of X had found a lack of transparency around advertising and that X did not provide data for research use as required under EU rules.
“In particular, X prohibits eligible researchers from independently accessing its public data, such as by scraping, as stated in its terms of service”, the Commission said.
The tech regulator also said that the way X designed and operated its interface for blue tick verified accounts did “not correspond to industry practice and deceives users”.
“Since anyone can subscribe to obtain such a ‘verified’ status, it negatively affects users’ ability to make free and informed decisions about the authenticity of the accounts and the content they interact with,” it said.
The following steps to request a blue verification badge on Twitter after Twitter let accounts request a verification badge here are the steps to go through request your account to be verified and get verified
Step 1
Click on Moreover Twitter home sidebar, and select Settings and Privacy
Step 2
Choose Account Information, from the right column and you will need to put your password to confirm access to your account information by twitter standard security needs to ensure that the account owner
Step 3
after confirming your Twitter password select Request Verification, see the image below
Step 4
Click on the Start Request button, see the image below
Step 5
Select a category that your account representative and if you represent to a News Organization or Journalist or even freelance journalist and click the Next button
Step 6
select the account type you represent for the selected category if you are a Freelance Journalist choose this type or select a Journalist if you’re an individual Journalist employed by verified news organizations or publications, then you will need to mention the username handle @ of the verified account.
Step 7
for the selected account type Freelance Journalist you will need to add a notable work for publications or references and articles links published for the last 6 months.
Step 8
upload your Government ID as twitter mentioned that, also you will need to upload the front and back images of your issued government identification in your country or region and wait for 30 seconds a while checking your ID if it meet the twitter criteria, see Twitter instructions while uploading your ID
Step 9
almost there you have been successfully completed your account blue verification badge verification request, you will need to wait for a response between 48 hours and it may take up to 14 days this based on many factors at Twitter, your request will be reviewed manually. Learn More
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Here we have great news about the Twitter platform lets certain accounts that represent companies and organizations and journalists including influencers, bloggers, and freelance publishers request blue verification on their accounts let’s take a look at the table of contents to see important information such as who’s eligible to be verified
Table of Contents
- What is the blue verification badge
- Authentic Accounts
- Notable Accounts
- Government Accounts
- Companies Brands and Organizations Accounts
- News Organizations and Journalists’ Accounts
- Entertainment Accounts
- Sports and Gaming Accounts
- Activists, organizers, and other influential individuals
- Active Twitter Accounts
- Ineligible accounts
- Why some accounts may lose the verification badge on Twitter
What is the blue verification badge?
The blue Verified badge on Twitter lets people know that an account of public interest is authentic. To receive the blue badge, your account must be authentic, notable, and active.
Authentic Accounts
To encourage and maintain trust between users on the platform, Twitter will ask accounts to confirm their identity with Twitter in order to be Verified.
You may choose one of three methods of verifying your identity:
- Official website: Provide the link to an official website that references you (or your organization) and your Twitter account.
- ID verification: Provide a photo of an official government-issued identification document, such as your Driver’s License or Passport.
- Official email address: Provide an official email address with a domain relevant to the notability category you choose.
Notable Accounts
Your account must represent or otherwise be associated with a prominently recognized individual or brand, in line with the notability criteria described below. In addition to confirming the identity of the controller of the account, Twitter will Verify the following types of accounts based on the criteria described. In all categories, Twitter may independently confirm qualifying affiliation through business partnerships or direct outreach:
- Government: Accounts of current key government officials and offices, including heads of state, elected officials, appointed ministers, institutional entities, ambassadors, and official spokespeople. Official candidates for state- or national-level public office may also be Verified in certain countries, where available resources allow us to do so fairly and equitably. To qualify, there must be a public reference to the account on an official government or party site or publication, or multiple references in news media. Official accounts of public utilities and other services may also be Verified, as may people in leadership positions and official spokespeople.
Companies, brands, and organizations Accounts
prominent organizations, and secondary affiliated accounts, including companies, brands, and non-profit organizations, as well as their leaders and other prominent executives. To qualify as prominent, accounts must meet 2 of the following requirements:
- presence in public indices, including but not limited to public stock exchanges, stable Wikipedia articles that meet the encyclopedia’s notability standards, and databases such as GlobalGiving;
- 3 or more featured references within the 6 months prior to applying in Verified news outlets that meet the new criteria below on Twitter; or
- follower count in the top .05% of active accounts located in the same geographic region.
News organizations and journalists’ Accounts
- Any official accounts of qualifying news organizations, as well individual accounts of journalists employed by Verified news organizations may be Verified, if:
- their account is public (does not have protected Tweets)
- their account bio refers directly to the news organization’s name and links to the official URL of that organization
- individual accounts of journalists must provide a link to their affiliated news organization’s website that references their work, i.e. an about page or bio,* and
- otherwise meets the criteria laid out in this policy.
Independent or freelance journalists may be Verified if they can provide at least 3 bylines/credits in Verified publications published within the 6 months prior to applying.
Entertainment Accounts
Accounts of major entertainment companies, such as film studios, TV networks, and music entities may be Verified. Official accounts of productions associated with these entities, such as films, events/festivals, or TV shows, maybe Verified if:
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- the connection to a Verified organization is clear on the account’s profile; and
- the website associated with the production or entity, or similar official public source, includes a link to the twitter profile
Individual accounts of artists, performers, directors, and others in similar public-facing roles associated with such entities or their productions may be Verified if:
- the website associated with a Verified entity, or similar official public source, includes a link to the profile; and
- they have at least 50 production credits on their IMDB profile, or
- they have 3 or more featured references within the 6 months prior to applying in news outlets that meet the News criteria above.
Established digital content creators may be Verified if they have consistently published, original content (regardless of platform) for at least 6 months prior to applying and meet the follower or mention criteria listed below for other influential individuals.
Sports and gaming Accounts
Accounts of professional sports leagues, teams, rostered athletes, and coaches listed on the official team website with a link to the account, or in sports data services such as Sportradar may be Verified, as may those of athletes participating in global competitions such as the Olympics and Paralympics. Official team pages of club and collegiate teams may also be Verified. We will not Verify amateur athletes who compete at the collegiate level (or lower) nor in official minor leagues unless they meet the criteria for influential individuals verification below.
Accounts of professional esports leagues, teams, rostered players, and coaches listed on the official team website or who have 3 or more featured references within the 6 months prior to applying in news outlets such as Kotaku, Polygon, or IGN may be Verified. Official accounts for game titles and related accounts may also be Verified.
Activists, organizers, and other influential individuals
- Outside the professional categories defined above, people who are using Twitter effectively to bring awareness, share information, and galvanize community members around a cause, to bring about socioeconomic, political, or cultural change, or to otherwise foster community, may be Verified. Accounts of such individuals and others that do not meet the specific criteria in the categories above may be Verified if they:
- demonstrate consistent usage of Twitter in the six months prior to applying;
- generally abide by the Twitter Rules;
- do not primarily post content that harasses, shame, or insults any individual or group—especially on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, religious affiliation, age, disability, medical/genetic condition, status as a veteran, status as a refugee, or status as an immigrant—or content that promotes the supremacy or interests of members of any group in a manner likely to be perceived as demeaning on the basis of these categories; and
- meet the following general criteria for notability – at least one from Column A and one from Column B*:
Column A: Twitter Activity
Column B: Off Twitter Notability
Follower count in the top .05% of active accounts located in the same geographic region
A profile on Google Trends with evidence of recent search activity;
In the top .05% of active accounts located in the same geographic region in terms of volume of conversation about them, based on mentions, rate of Follower growth, or other internal signals.
A stable Wikipedia article about them that meets the encyclopedia’s notability standards for people;
3 or more featured references within the 6 months prior to applying in news outlets that meet the News criteria above; including specialty publications related to their profession or expertise; or
Reference to the account or the account holder’s name indicating a leadership position on an official site associated with known advocacy work.
*In response to current events, we may Verify accounts that do not fully meet the criteria above due to their expertise or public role in matters of high public interest, as well as their susceptibility to impersonation. For example:
- medical professionals during epidemics or other public health crises;
- activists and local political leaders in times of protest or in connection with a significant cultural event;
- public safety and journalist accounts reporting on natural disasters; or
- organizers, proponents, or founders of campaigns in support of civil or human rights.
Twitter uses a mix of internal signals to evaluate the authenticity of a given account’s followers and engagement count. We also assess a range of signals associated with third-party public resources submitted in support of applications for Verification to detect fraudulent submissions. We reserve the right to deny or revoke verification to any accounts that met any of the following criteria through artificial or inauthentic activity.
Active Accounts
Your account must be active with a record of adherence to the Twitter Rules. This means:
- Complete: You must have a profile name and a profile image;
- Active use: You must have logged into the account in the last 6 months;
- Security: The account must have a confirmed email address or phone number; and
- Twitter Rules: The account must not have had a 12-hour or 7-day lockout for violating the Twitter Rules in the past 6 months (excluding successful appeals).
Note that we may make exceptions to the lockout requirement for new accounts from people and organizations in the categories defined above, and exceptions to the login requirement for accounts at especially high risk of impersonation.
Ineligible accounts
Certain accounts are ineligible for the blue badge, regardless of the above criteria, including:
- Parody, newsfeed, commentary, and unofficial fan accounts;
- Pets and fictional characters, unless directly affiliated with a Verified Company, Brand, or Organization, or with a Verified entertainment production, as described above;
- Accounts engaged in severe violations of our Platform manipulation and spam policy, such as the buying and selling of followers and engagement; and
- Accounts of individuals or groups associated with coordinated harmful activity, or hateful content as defined in Twitter’s Ads Policies, or that have been found to have committed gross human rights violations by an international court/tribunal, or a fact-finding mission or commission of inquiry authorized by an international organization, may be ineligible for Verification – even if their activity on Twitter doesn’t violate the Twitter Rules.
Why some accounts may lose the verifications
In accordance with the Twitter Terms of Service, Twitter may remove the blue Verified badge and Verified status of a Twitter account at any time and without notice from Twitter.
You may lose your badge if you change your username (@handle) if your account becomes inactive or incomplete, or if you are no longer in the position you initially were Verified for – such as an elected government official who leaves office – and you do not otherwise meet our criteria for Verification.
We may also remove the blue badge from accounts that are found to be in severe or repeated violation of the Twitter Rules. This includes:
- Impersonation or Intentionally misleading people on Twitter by changing your display name or bio.
- Severe violations that result in immediate account suspension.
- Repeat violations in Tweets, including but not limited to:
- Hateful conduct
- Abusive behavior
- Glorification of violence
- Civic integrity policy
- Private information policy
- Platform manipulation and spam policy
Removal of the badge based on repeated violations will be assessed on a case-by-case basis and is not automatic.
Please note, that Twitter may suspend accounts that use imagery of, or similar to, the Verification badge in a manner that may mislead the public about the twitter account’s Verification status.
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