All articles tagged with #social media verification
Originally Published 3 months ago — by BBC
Ecuador's president Daniel Noboa's convoy was targeted in an incident involving rocks and possible gunfire, with videos verified showing protests and signs of bullet damage on his vehicle amid ongoing protests over government policies. Authorities have detained five individuals and accused them of terrorism and attempted assassination, as the country faces weeks of unrest.
Originally Published 3 months ago — by BBC
BBC Verify reports on ongoing youth protests across Morocco following police gunfire that resulted in two deaths, along with fact-checking claims about UK immigration removals, and coverage of a synagogue attack in Manchester and Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities.
Originally Published 6 months ago — by TechCrunch
Linda Yaccarino's blue check on X was removed following her departure from the company, but it has since been reinstated, highlighting the nuances of social media verification and corporate transitions.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Engadget
Twitter has not yet started winding down its legacy verified program, as unverifying users is a manual process. Around 10,000 top-followed sites will retain their legacy checkmarks, even if they don't subscribe to Twitter Blue. Twitter Blue will cost $1,000 per month for organizations, plus an additional $50 per month for individual affiliates in the US. Twitter is displaying the same status for both legacy verified and Twitter Blue subscribers, making it difficult to tell them apart.