It is hard to forget the chaos that was caused by the modification of the Twitter account verification system after the arrival of Elon Musk at the reins of the social networking platform, having to pause to make the necessary improvements to avoid episodes. impersonation of personalities and companies.

When the waters calmed down, we now know that Twitter is developing a new verification process to become a Twitter Blue subscriber, which is similar to opening a bank account.

requiring images of the official document and your own face

And it is that as the product intelligence firm Watchful.ai found last week in the code of the Twitter app for Android, the new verification process will require users to send a photograph of the front and back of their identity documents. identification issued by the government, adding also to take a selfie photo.

The firm shared with the TechCrunch publication that they believe that a test of this new verification system is currently underway within the United States, but what is not clear at the moment is the number of participants.

In addition, the firm also has a series of screenshots of the new verification process, which indicates to interested parties that the process will take about three minutes to complete, and that it will involve the participation of a third party to confirm identity.

Having a verification in social networks, at least in the main ones, has become an opportunity to obtain extra income for them, thus avoiding excessive dependence on advertising, despite the fact that users wish that verification badges could be available to anyone without the need to establish any payment.

Subscription Account Verification

Meta also signed up for verified accounts by subscription, arriving last week in the United States, although its offer includes protection against phishing and support preference, something that influencers and companies could be interested in.

At the moment the exact plans of Twitter are unknown, so it will be a matter of it manifesting itself at some point and being able to provide as much information as possible, as long as it continues with the project and does not cancel it along the way.