Twitter suspends account verification exercise and ‘blue check’ mark: Here’s why
Twitter has suspended its account verification exercise - a process that gives public figures on the micro-blogging platform a blue check mark next to their names. Twitter has suspended its account verification exercise – a process that gives public figures on the micro-blogging platform a blue check mark next to their names. The announcement came after people criticised Twitter for verifying the account belonging to the organiser of the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, that left one dead in August, TechCrunch reported on Friday. “Verification was meant to authenticate identity and voice but it is interpreted as an endorsement or an indicator of importance. We recognise that we have created this confusion and need to resolve it. We have paused all general verifications while we work and will report back soon,” read a tweet from @TwitterSupport account. Jason Kessler, the organiser of the supremacist rally, was given the preferred status indicated by...