Social media platform Twitter has removed the verified blue badge from the personal Twitter account of Indian Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, ANI reported on Saturday.
However, the official grip of the Vice President of India @VPSecretariat continues to have the blue badge.
According to Twitter, the verified blue badge on Twitter lets people know that a public interest account is genuine. To receive the blue badge, your account must be genuine, notable and active.
It aims to encourage and maintain trust between platform users by confirming the identity of an account with Twitter in order to be verified.
According to Twiter, the verification is part of social media platforms’ commitment to serve the public conversation by letting people know about the authenticity of accounts while keeping the public interest in mind.
The six notable types of accounts that Twitter currently checks include government companies, brands and nonprofits, news organizations and journalists, entertainment, sports and esports, activists, organizers and others. ‘other influential people.
Meanwhile, Nigeria said on Friday it had suspended Twitter activities indefinitely, two days after the social media giant deleted a post from President Muhammadu Buhari that threatened to punish regional secessionists.
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