Twitter to roll out three types of accounts under the new verification scheme, exec says

Twitter is set to roll out new kinds of accounts, and users have three options to choose from. An executive of the social media platform revealed on Wednesday this week that they will be offering three account types as part of its new verification scheme.

As per CNBC, these three types of user accounts are paid, unlabeled, and official. The company’s director of product management, Esther Crawford, dropped the details on how Twitter’s verification program will work. This new feature was implemented after Elon Musk acquired the company for $44 billion in late October.

With the new verification categories, Crawford said that some already verified accounts would have the “official” tag later, while users who will pay $7.99 per month to get the Twitter Blue will only have the checkmark badge.

The executive did not say if those with the “official” tag have any benefit or advantage. She explained that with the account types, users would be able to easily distinguish between Twitter Blue subscribers and officially verified accounts.

She further explained in a tweet that “Not all previously verified accounts will get the “Official” label, and the label is not available for purchase. Accounts that will receive it include government accounts, commercial companies, business partners, major media outlets, publishers and some public figures.”

Crawford also shared that the company will not verify the identities of those who will subscribe to Twitter Blue to get the blue checkmark. Reuters noted that this lack of an identity verification process is likely to raise concerns about the fact that people may impersonate public figures and cause chaos.

In fact, Elon Musk is being heavily criticized already for this paid Twitter Blue verification scheme. Many celebrities and personalities have ditched their Twitter accounts, and one of the reasons is the shocking “hate speech” posts being posted on the platform but being veiled as “free speech” since Musk took over the company.

Finally, the blue check marks are originally for verified accounts of government officials, celebrities, journalists, politicians, organizations, company executives, and medical professionals. Their identities were checked before the verified status is awarded.

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