Tag: Twitter

Two screenshots from Twitter's verification page which read: 'Content creators and influential individuals' and 'activists and organizers'. The pictures are centred against a blue gradient background.

Twitter finally explains its new verification categories – a month after I asked about them

Text against a blue gradient background which reads: 'Content creators and influential individuals. Established digital content creators who consistently public, 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.'

Twitter changes its verification criteria again – and introduces new categories

A purple gradient background. In the middle is text which reads: 'Voice Transformer. Change how your audience hears you by selecting a voice transformation.' There is then a slider showing a range of different icons (microphone, echos, sunglasses). Underneath this text says, 'Press and hold to hear how your own voice sounds.'

Twitter Spaces’ Voice Effects are hellish and inaccessible – they have to go

The false start of the Paralympics’ WeThe15 campaign

A dark blue to light blue gradient background. In the bottom right is a white outline of a head facing left. To the left of this is a white speech bubble with a blue tick, similar to Twitter's, and a question mark, as if they're asking a question about blue ticks.

I asked Twitter your questions about verification – here’s what they said

A dark blue to light blue gradient background. In the centre is a white 'follow' button with blue text, and to the right of this is the text '100K'.

Activists need almost 100,000 followers to meet verification eligibility, Twitter confirms