Verified badge

Short description: Symbol used by social media websites to verify public figures accounts

Image of Twitter verification badge

A verified badge or blue tick is a badge used by social media websites to visually indicate that an account genuinely belongs to the person it purports to represent.

## Contents

* 1 Verification badges by website
* 1.1 Google+
* 1.2 Instagram
* 1.3 Facebook
* 1.4 Pinterest
* 1.5 Twitter
* 2 References

## Verification badges by website

### Google+

In August 2011, Google+ announced that they will be introducing verification badges on public figures profiles.[1]

### Instagram

In December 2014, Instagram announced that they will be introducing verification badges on public figures and celebrities profiles.[2]

On August 28, 2018, Instagram began allowing users to request verification within the app.[3]

### Facebook

In February 2012, Facebook introduced verification badges for profiles and pages.[4]

### Pinterest

In June 2015, Pinterest announced that they are introducing verification badge for public figures profiles.[5]

### Twitter

In June 2009, Twitter introduced this feature for public figures profiles.[6]

In July 2016, they announced that now any user can apply for verification badge.[7][8]

On February 26th 2018, Twitter announced they would be stopping all public submissions for verification. [9]

## References

1. ↑ "Google+ now verifying accounts of the famous". 21 August 2011. https://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/google-now-verifying-accounts-of-the-famous/.
2. ↑ "Instagram Is Introducing 'Verified Badges' For Public Figures". http://www.businessinsider.com/instagram-verified-badges-2014-12.
3. ↑ Liao, Shannon. "You can now apply to be verified in Instagram". https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/28/17791450/instagram-verified-request-verification-status. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
4. ↑ Constine, Josh. "Facebook Launches Verified Accounts and Pseudonyms". https://techcrunch.com/2012/02/15/facebook-verified-accounts-alternate-names/.
5. ↑ "Pinterest is introducing verified accounts for public figures". http://www.businessinsider.com/pinterest-is-introducing-verified-accounts-for-public-figures-brands-celebrities-2015-6.
6. ↑ Cashmore, Pete. "Twitter Launches Verified Accounts". http://mashable.com/2009/06/11/twitter-verified-accounts-2/.
7. ↑ Olivarez-Giles, Nathan (19 July 2016). "Twitter Lets Anyone Apply for a Blue ‘Verified’ Badge". https://www.wsj.com/articles/twitter-lets-anyone-apply-for-a-blue-verified-badge-1468960671.
8. ↑ Association, Press (19 July 2016). "Blue ticks for all: Twitter allows users to apply to be verified". https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jul/19/blue-ticks-for-all-twitter-allows-all-users-to-be-verified.
9. ↑ Cakebread, Caroline (9 November 2017). "Twitter stops its verification program after giving its 'verified' badge to the organizer of the Charlottesville 'Unite the Right' rally". http://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-suspends-account-verifications-after-backlash-2017-11.

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