Using the new "tried it" checkmark is as simple as clicking the checkmark above the Pin.
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Once it figures it out, you'll get your blue checkmark.
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A blue checkmark should appear next to your new selection.
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Still, most users don't understand what a checkmark actually conveys.
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This will turn the white box to a blue checkmark.
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Verified accounts will be clearly marked with a blue checkmark.
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Instead of a checkmark, it'll be a gray box instead.
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Twitter's coveted blue checkmark will soon be harder to come by.
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Cringing at having to actually flex my blue checkmark, but in.
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This earned Trump the Geppetto Checkmark for claims that are correct.
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Make sure the Notes app has a checkmark next to it.
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NT: You need a red checkmark if somebody's a total dick.
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You'll see a checkmark on the display when the transaction is complete.
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Not a Verizon checkmark or AT&T globe to be seen anywhere.
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The blue checkmark, first introduced in 2009, was supposed to prevent impersonation.
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It could be a little while off until everyone gets a checkmark.
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An easy way to identify an influencer is via that blue checkmark.
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It's an upside down Twitter logo with a checkmark for an eye.
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For example, the Twitter account for The Hill has the 'verified' checkmark.
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With just one, time-saving checkmark, they can save time and money.
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Certain profiles, like the one above, will be marked with checkmark icon.
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A blue checkmark will be visible to the left of the calendar.
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Hit the red checkmark icon when you've got the video you want.
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Verified photos will get a blue checkmark to signal they've been verified.
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Verification badges on YouTube are more than just a checkmark to creators.
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The meaning of Twitter's blue verification checkmark has evolved over the years.
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The platform notes that subscriber counts (and even the checkmark) can be easily faked, and that, according to their research, one third of users thought that the checkmark endorsed the YouTuber's content, instead of just verifying their identity.
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He personally has been pitched between $13,000 to $7,000 for a blue checkmark.
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Twitter verifies notable users with a little blue checkmark next to their username.
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Each time I complete a task, I put a checkmark next to it.
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Enter your new display name, and tap the checkmark when you&aposre done.
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A green checkmark indicates that items are synced to a device, a solid green checkmark shows files you manually sync for offline use, and an empty cloud icon shows that files are in the cloud and not stored on the device.
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Verified accounts were given a green checkmark as a means of demonstrating their authenticity.
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Then next level is confirmed — denoted by a gray checkmark badge in the profile.
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In January, Twitter removed Yiannopoulos's verified checkmark in response to some of his tweets.
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Yep, there's a blank space for a blue checkmark right next to his name.
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When you&aposre done, tap the checkmark at the top right of the screen.
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His main concern is making sure no one feels like a checkmark on a list.
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Tommy Robinson, former leader of a British anti-Islam group, also lost his blue checkmark.
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The blue checkmark of a verified account has become a marker of legitimacy on Twitter.
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Finally there's verified — which will be badged with a green checkmark, as we've previously reported.
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And on the seventh day, the Good Lord Above lost their blue checkmark on Facebook.
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But for many small businesses and influencers, that blue checkmark can make a big difference.
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Now achieving the blue checkmark next to your Twitter profile means you are an icon.
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When you are finished, tap the checkmark icon on the screen to save the image.
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Twitter's "blue checkmark" verification program is meant to authenticate the identities of high-profile users.
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The words "Commit transform (enter)" will appear when you float your cursor over the checkmark.
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Add each contact you want included, then click the checkmark icon to create the group.
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Click "Private Session" and the icon should turn green with a checkmark next to it.
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This level of engagement is a stronger pull for potential sponsors than a blue checkmark.
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Instagram lets anyone apply for a checkmark, and they seem to be mostly fairly distributed.
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Before the changes, a verified channel would display a checkmark next to its channel name.
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Tap the green checkmark to approve a request, and the red "X" to deny one.
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Tap the green checkmark to approve a request, or the red "X" to decline it.
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Twitter could also go in the other direction, and make the blue checkmark much more exclusive.
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Previously, there was no clear process for attaining that small but oh-so-poweful blue checkmark.
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Twitter had previously removed Yiannopoulos's verified checkmark in response to his behavior on the microblogging service.
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To fill in for Francesa, you must hate and scorn the losers—another checkmark for Christie.
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If "Open at Login" has a checkmark next to it, click it to toggle that off.
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I think he probably saw my blue checkmark and thought, OK, this a springboard for me.
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Drag and resize the crop box, then click the checkmark (or press Enter) when you're done.
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Tap the checkmark on the top right corner, and select the photos you want to hide.
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The top of the board reads "Withdraw from TPP" — the Trans-Pacific Partnership — with a checkmark.
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The blue checkmark is a hallmark of Twitter and one that was later copied by Facebook.
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There's some line they cross, and then they get a red checkmark next to their profile.
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But today we learned that Instagram has also used the checkmark in an anti-competitive matter.
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Even a checkmark isn't enough for what I seek, which is reassurance that someone's in charge.
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Even a checkmark isn't enough for what I seek, which is reassurance that someone's in charge.
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Hurry up and come to bed [green checkmark] [baseball] [sunglasses] [red heart] [Dominican flag] [fire explosion].
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Some voices are inevitably louder than others, because of a sexy blue checkmark or lots of followers.
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It's not a dealbreaker when considering the exceptional S7, but definitely a checkmark in the "cons" column.
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Unless they were established writers, creators, or influencers, the average user was often denied a blue checkmark.
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Go to Settings > Photos > Optimize iPhone Storage and make sure it has a checkmark next to it.
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It also uses the same blue checkmark verification system its parent company adopted from Twitter years ago.
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Twitch removed Ninja's verified checkmark from his account shortly after the announcement, but his channel remains open.
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You should see a checkmark appear to the left of each selected contact, over the contact's avatar.
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Choose the title you want to remove and select the checkmark icon to the right of it.
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It's not entirely clear how the TikTok account, seemingly belonging to Jenner, was awarded a blue checkmark.
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And then, five weeks in, he was partnered — which means he got the site's coveted purple checkmark.
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This request for a blue checkmark opened the door to a working relationship with the country's government.
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For some creators, a checkmark comes with prestige and a validation of their work on the platform.
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" Click either "Remove from Dock" or, if it has a checkmark next to it, "Keep in Dock.
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This could be easily forged by simply adding a checkmark to the end of a channel name.
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If the checkmark is missing, tap on the empty box to enable notifications for that particular interaction.
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To approve a request, tap the checkmark, and to deny a request simply tap the "X" option.
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Locate the gray box that says "Friends" with a checkmark before the word and click on it. 3.
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A checkmark icon will appear to the left of the browser version if yours is up-to-date.
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"The main problem is, we use [the checkmark] to mean identity," Twitter director of product David Gasca says.
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It may soon be a little easier for some people to get that coveted blue checkmark on Instagram.
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A checkmark in a green circle should appear in the bottom-right corner of your selected image(s).
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To end the screen recording, click the green checkmark located in the bottom-left corner of the screen.
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"Last first day of school," she wrote in the Instagram caption, with a checkmark and customary Georgetown hashtags.
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With the power of the Twitter blue checkmark, these folks and others were able to get #ReleaseTheButtholeCut trending.
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It also said the verified checkmark has been displayed inconsistently across YouTube and it wants to fix this.
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Press "Enter" or "Return" on your desktop, or tap the checkmark on the right if you're on mobile.
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It's unlikely that the account was an impersonation, given that the account was given a verified blue checkmark.
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A checkmark in a blue circle will appear in the bottom right corner of your selected content.6.
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Make sure a blue checkmark is by the voice that you&aposd like to use from now on.
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All Westbrooke had to do for that potentially lucrative checkmark, according to the email, was enter her login information.
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Services like Twitter use a stringent verification process, for those they see fit to award the notorious blue checkmark.
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To get the checkmark, all users had to do was submit a valid email address, phone number, and identification.
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It will soon be a lot easier to get that coveted blue checkmark next to your name on Twitter.
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Publishing a Journal works the same way as publishing a photo: Click the checkmark in the top-right corner.
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We wonder why people want to be verified and what they're willing to do to get the blue checkmark.
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Instead of a checkmark, verified accounts will be highlighted or have a music note (in the case of artists).
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Plus, the checkmark itself only really worked when people viewed the channel's main watch page on desktop or mobile.
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The updated verification system drops the checkmark in favor of a gray swipe across the channel name (see above).
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The actual Black Lives Matter page has a blue checkmark, indicating that Facebook has verified the page as legitimate.
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For the last several years, Twitter has been grappling with perceptions of just what exactly the coveted "blue checkmark" means.
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By removing his badge for bad behavior, the company suggested that the blue checkmark was also a mark of approval.
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Like some sort of verification Oprah, Instagram will soon give the gift of requesting a blue checkmark to us all.
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There are plenty of people who may not be able to help but do love chatting about their blue checkmark.
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Twitter is still deciding how to handle its verification process, the blue checkmark some users are granted to show authenticity.
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Those verified creators get a checkmark next to their names on YouTube — something of a status symbol for top creators.
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When the image is cropped to your satisfaction, click the checkmark at the top of the screen, or press Enter.
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PLEASE know that you are still valid as a creator and I hope that a stupid checkmark doesn't discourage you!
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However, YouTube confirmed that he had actually lost the checkmark previously, when he changed his handle to a joke name.
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Losing a checkmark, and the cachet that comes along with it, can also affect the way brands perceive a YouTuber.
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This verification is the same checkmark other high-profile accounts receive — like those belonging to celebrities or other public figures.
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Kessler's social media presence became the subject of controversy last year after he was verified with a blue checkmark in November.
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With a new "tried it" checkmark on Pins, Pinterest users can share the ideas they've tried and would recommend to others.
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" Farrakhan lost his blue checkmark sometime over the weekend, after the hateful video in which he asked, "Will you recognize Satan?
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"Getting the launch site agreement was a huge checkmark," Tim Ellis, co-founder and CEO of Relativity Space, tells The Verge.
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But for scammers, the same blue checkmark can be exploited to take money from unwitting users, as BuzzFeed reported last week.
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A thick, black-seeming, white-shaped cup is placed in the center, with a large checkmark on top, on the bottom.
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I love a list, I love to be on time, I love to make things [makes checkmark in the air] tight.
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There's no way to whitelist them, either, so you'll never get the green checkmark if you decide to keep them installed.
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" A YouTube creator known as "Emilia Fart" said getting her checkmark made her feel like she was finally a "real YouTuber.
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YouTube's new verification policy is more in line with how companies like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter approach handing out a checkmark.
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"There's still that compulsion—even knowing that it's going to be tedious and repetitive—to get that extra checkmark," Wortmann said.
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But in the context of verification as a status symbol, seeing the verification checkmark next to Spencer's name reads much differently.
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Starting at noon ET on Friday, users who tweet #iVoted or #iCaucused will see an emoji with a blue or red checkmark.
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" The report imagines a world in which "every piece of media is expected to have a tick," like a checkmark, "signaling authenticity.
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As I have said, whether Twitter likes it or not, the checkmark is a symbol of legitimacy, not merely of verified identity.
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Meanwhile, Twitter verified Charlottesville "Unite the Right" rally organizer Jason Kessler, and then pulled the checkmark and its verification program after backlash.
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I started to formulate a comment about this attack, but before I could finish, a checkmark dinged 'read' and I scrolled on.
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" "In user research, when you ask people what do you think when you see the checkmark, they think of it as credibility.
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But I was an influencer myself thanks to my blue checkmark on Twitter—I had to see this mural, stunt or not.
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Before, users had to tap into a submenu, and now a trash icon appears right next to the checkmark for quick deleting.
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For those worried about rampant harassers gaining the blue checkmark, the system in place does not appear to undermine anti-harassment measures.
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Any user can apply to get "verified" on Instagram now, but that doesn't make the coveted blue checkmark any easier to get.
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I also have a blue checkmark on there now that means when I complain to any companies, they get a little notification.
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White supremacists Richard Spencer and Jason Kessler are among the users who no longer have a blue checkmark displayed on their profiles.
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They also do this in an authentic way, so people feel valued, rather than just a checkmark on a to-do list.
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She lost her blue checkmark last November when Twitter stripped verification from users who advocated for white supremacy or identified as Nazis.
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It can even backfire: "You get that checkmark, like, 'not sure if it's worth having a mouthy broad on set,'" she said.
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The company plans to replace the familiar checkmark badge with a muted gray parallelogram banner whose meaning could not be less clear.
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YouTube's rationale is that its users, like Twitter's before it, have wrongly come to interpret the checkmark as an endorsement of character.
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A week after giving another white supremacist a coveted blue checkmark, Twitter is taking new steps to address problems with its verification process.
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I flag that information and get a happy green checkmark, a major chord, and a smooth hit of dopamine on solving a puzzle.
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The congressman, on the second ballot line, is highlighted in green, next to a picture of his smiling face and a green checkmark.
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Eventually, the company began verifying other high-profile figures, including journalists, which made the checkmark perceived as a status symbol on the platform.
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The emails: The internal exchange began after Twitter yanked Milo Yiannopoulos', then-Breitbart's tech editor, blue verification checkmark for having harassed other users.
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At first, it wasn't clear whether it was the real Blankfein tweeting since his account lacked a blue checkmark that signifies verified accounts.
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Of course, spreading the blue checkmark would mean altering the core DNA of Twitter, a space that has sanctioned anonymity since its founding.
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Verification may be seen as a status symbol, but there are a number of benefits to the blue checkmark besides social media influence.
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Often, official accounts will be verified, meaning they have a blue circle with a checkmark right beside their Twitter, Facebook or Instagram name.
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While Twitter's verification steps are now automated, at one point, users could only snag a blue checkmark by knowing someone within the company.
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"Through our research, we found that people often associated the checkmark with an endorsement of content, not identity," said YouTube in the post.
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Since the new policy launched, the company has been under fire for allowing Farrakhan to remain verified until finally removing the checkmark last week.
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Twitter insists that the blue checkmark isn't an endorsement of the content an account shares, and that it doesn't constitute special or elevated status.
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"The blue checkmark is an important status symbol and it's also a signaling that you've gone through some kind of vetting process," he said.
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And, for the most part, all anyone has to show for it afterward is a verified checkmark on Twitter and a couple new pals.
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Here, Twitter users will tap their profile icon and look for "Team Requests," then tap the checkmark icon or "x" to accept or decline.
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CEO Jack Dorsey revealed in a Periscope stream on Thursday that the company is working to expand its blue verification checkmark to all users.
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One artist, Thea & The WIld, who has 2,545 followers, shared a particularly rosy outlook about her checkmark and whether getting it was worth it.
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Twitter got the blue checkmark when it joined the last week, but its big gains have raised some technical flags for one chart watcher.
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Public figures and other celebrities on Facebook and Instagram are offered a blue checkmark alongside their name so you know which accounts are legitimate.
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WhatsApp also officially announced its closed pilot program for verifying business accounts with a green checkmark to distinguish them from personal accounts and fakes.
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At this point, nearly every member of the House and Senate is a verified Twitter users with a blue checkmark next to their name.
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Twitter's GM of consumer product and engineering, Ed Ho, questioned whether the company should even dole out a credential as authoritative as the checkmark.
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Those who are verified receive a blue checkmark on their profiles and receive better visibility on Twitter, a powerful network with 330 million users.
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Awe-Etuk said it&aposs hard for her to tell whether verification has affected her business because she received the blue checkmark so recently.
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To enable notifications for specific Snapchat features (mentions, friend birthdays, etc.), ensure that the box to the left of each one has a checkmark.
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But Farrakhan remains free to spout his anti-Semitic rhetoric to nearly 500,000 followers, with his only punishment being stripped of an inconsequential blue checkmark.
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I am not sure what I hope to accomplish with these posts, but I would like to look beyond the follower count and blue checkmark.
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The company has historically verified relatively few accounts, and until now it's never had a public-facing way for individuals to request the blue checkmark.
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She also says that her current official Facebook page is an old account -- but there aren't any other profiles of hers with a blue checkmark.
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So until Twitter can harness its power and figure out how to best use it, that little blue checkmark will continue to do its damage.
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Meanwhile, verified creators will also have a checkmark beside their name, similar to how verified accounts appear on other social networks, like Twitter and Facebook.
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Some, noticing that Jake Paul, a YouTube star with nearly 20 million subscribers, was also suddenly missing a checkmark, believed he too had been unverified.
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According to the BBC, people have been making fun of the app's three checkmark notifications, joking that the third represents an Iranian intelligence official reading messages.
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Also worth noting is that the business in question in the image (Apple), seems to have what looks like a Verified checkmark next to its name.
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The blue checkmark next to the account's display name has become a major problem for former Eastern bloc countries trying to push back against Russia's expansionism.
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Like, Twitter stands behind this person … Twitter believes what they're saying something great and authentic, which is not at all what we mean by the checkmark.
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Also, not giving Sanders a checkmark for "increas[ing] college affordability" seems weird, given that he is proposing free public college and substantially overhauling student debt.
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While verification was meant to prevent copycats, the blue checkmark has grown to be seen as a sign of status and approval from the social network.
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His contact at Instagram charges $28,803 per blue checkmark, and then James will tack on another fee based on the user's apparent interest or other needs.
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His contact at Instagram charges $1,200 per blue checkmark, and then James will tack on another fee based on the user's apparent interest or other needs.
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Twitter rolled out a series of changes on Wednesday to its verified accounts program aimed at addressing who is eligible to get the coveted blue checkmark.
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The former has him bragging about his blue checkmark on Instagram and Twitter, rapping about the time he made a song with Madonna, and little else.
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Twitter made an intriguing move earlier this week when it announced it would open its coveted blue checkmark to the public with an open application process.
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Ducky the Gamer, a creator with almost a half-million subscribers, questioned how YouTube could abruptly take away his checkmark after eight years on the platform.
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And yet, while some doctors on the platform have a blue checkmark next to their names on Twitter, others -- including Raja and Pescatore -- still do not.
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It's an uphill climb, for sure, and the odds aren't exactly in your favor, but read on for our tips to getting that sweet blue checkmark.
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According to YouTube, 30 percent of YouTube users misunderstand the meaning of a checkmark, associating it with an endorsement of content, not an indicator of identity.
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YouTube is overhauling its verification system, and in so doing is radically changing who is qualified to have the coveted little checkmark next to their name.
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It's up for debate whether that's a good thing or not, but it will likely be much more consequential than losing your verified checkmark on Twitter.[HuffPost]
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No one cares about unverified randos at South By. That little blue checkmark will open doors for you, TRUST US. But remember: Building a brand takes time!
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The email, which was forwarded by Dorsey to Twitter executives, inspired a debate as to whether the company could or should reinstate the notorious troll's blue checkmark.
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I find it suspicious that despite its quick growth and high visibility, Rose IV You still hasn't secure a blue checkmark that shows it's a verified account.
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As an example, Twitter notably yanked the same blue checkmark from Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos in January of this year before finally permanently banning the online provocateur.
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Twitter warned users Wednesday that they can lose "verified" status on its platform, releasing a set of rules for keeping the "blue checkmark" that verifies their identity.
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It keeps away the unwanted ramblings and harassment of random, often anonymous strangers, but it erases the voice of anyone not deemed worthy enough for a checkmark.
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In its early days, the coveted blue checkmark was reserved mostly for celebrities and other public figures, and not much was known about how it was awarded.
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Even Twitter doesn't seem to understand its own rules on the matter, as it has withheld the checkmark before for controversial but influential accounts, including Julian Assange.
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The process of leaving a one-tap review is extremely simple — you just select the star rating and you'll then see a green checkmark confirming the submission.
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The account — equipped with a blue checkmark indicating it was a verified account — attracted nearly half a million followers within two hours of posting its first video.
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Twitter believes that this person is someone that ... what they are saying is great and authentic, which is not at all what we mean by the checkmark.
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The updated look, which will roll out in late October, removes the little checkmark icon that has become synonymous with "verified user" across major social media platforms.
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Kicking off the fashion parade, Jenner unwrapped a present from her BFF Jordyn Woods, revealing a pair of tiny red and white Adidas sneakers with a black checkmark.
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Both Taylor's personal account and the account for his publication—both of which were adorned with Twitter's blue checkmark given to verified users—were banned from the platform.
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When the company removed white nationalist Jason Kessler's checkmark it did not do so because there was any doubt that the account in question was controlled by him.
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The difference in status is a checkmark and viewer numbers; among other things, Twitch broadcasters need to average 75 concurrent viewers a stream to be considered for partnership.
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Some conservatives and Trump supporters also complained after Twitter revised its verification policy and removed the blue checkmark from some white supremacists' accounts, claiming they were unfairly targeted.
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The company paused its verification process after a Charlottesville organizer earned a blue checkmark, and it has since begun removing verification for a number of prominent white nationalists.
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Three quarters failed to note the significance of Twitter's blue checkmark certification, and three in ten said the fake account seemed more legitimate because of its graphic design.
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Meanwhile, neo-Nazis like Richard Spencer are rewarded with a "verified" checkmark—intended to signify a confirmed identity, but often used and seen as a marker of celebrity.
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To grab multiple images for downloading from the main Google Photos thumbnail screen, move the cursor to each thumbnail's upper-left corner until a white checkmark icon appears.
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If you want to delete all your contacts at once, tap "All" at the top of the screen and you should see every contact receive a checkmark.5.
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Its worth noting that while Twitter removes the blue checkmark verification from accounts that change usernames, it allows verified accounts to change its display name without losing verified status.
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The company, he said, is reworking and rethinking the blue checkmark, a necessary move after Twitter verified a handful of white nationalists (before eventually taking their verification badges away).
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In some cases, we've seen them sport other labels like "popular creator" or "Official Account" — but these have been tagged with a yellowish-orange checkmark, not a blue one.
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This includes getting verified (to receive the checkmark on their profile – something that required a separate form before), getting support from Spotify, and even customizing their artist profile page.
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Yet, despite the haters, he still steered Nike to become the world's No. 1 athletic-shoe company, with a brand so powerful it can be recognized by a checkmark.
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Twitter offers a path to address this challenge through the small blue checkmark that appears next to a profile of a user whose name and identity has been verified.
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Currently, any channel with more than 100,000 subscribers is eligible for verification, but it seems YouTube will be stricter in deciding who actually gets a coveted checkmark moving forward.
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YouTube personality Jake Paul has not posted online about the new verification criteria, but a glimpse at his channel shows there's no longer a checkmark next to his name.
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First, they worked to determine whether the object had an orbit that's elliptical (oval-shaped and around the sun) or hyperbolic (checkmark-shaped, and on an open-ended trajectory).
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Because verification isn't visible to users on mobile devices, many fans initially believed that PewDiePie, the YouTuber with the most subscribers, had also lost his checkmark (he has not).
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The next time you use the store to buy something (or re-up on funds), you'll see a "Save" checkmark that will carry over your payment method for future purchases.
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Twitter is pausing its work on overhauling its verification process, which provides a blue checkmark to public figures, in favor of election integrity, Twitter product lead Kayvon Beykpour tweeted today.
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Twitter's verification checkmark is handed out capriciously and, as Business Reporter Kerry Flynn pointed out in her Instagram and Twitter verification expose, it's sometimes handed out to the highest bidder.
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By hacking verified accounts, they're able to impersonate Musk without being locked out, and the scam is even more believable with the little blue checkmark next to the familiar name.
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"In user research, when you ask people what do you think when you see the checkmark, they think of it as credibility," Gasca said, joining Dorsey for the live broadcast.
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But Rome Fortune isn't the kind of guy to be satisfied with the particular breed of fame that gets you blog recognition and a blue checkmark on your Twitter account.
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And topping it all off was a verified checkmark halo, meant to signify the influencer's divine status and superiority to the plebs who would never make it inside the tent.
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This doesn't mean Twitter checkmark verification, it means working with a trusted, credible third party to verify that they are indeed current employees of the agencies they are unofficially representing.
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From there these theories make the leap to the right wing's most beloved blue checkmark accounts, who lend them just enough air of legitimacy to be discussed by real people.
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In 2017, Twitter paused its blue checkmark verifications after critics attacked the company for authenticating an account belonging to a man who organized a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Jason Soprovich, co-founder of gaming streetwear clothing brand Filthy Casual, tells The Verge that, much like Nike's iconic checkmark or Adidas' crown, the PlayStation logo stands on its own.
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I half expect to read, on my next mail-rejection form, "Your mail has been withheld because women must not work outside the home," with a checkmark next to it.
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Twitter will be rolling out a new verification badge for all major U.S. political candidates on Twitter next week, complete with a new icon that goes beyond the familiar blue checkmark.
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Twitter stands behind this person, Twitter believes that this person is someone that — what they're saying is great and authentic, which is not at all what we mean by the checkmark.
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If virtually all celebrities are verified by Twitter (that tiny and somewhat coveted blue checkmark), then it stands to reason that this will stop 95% of all these celeb account hacks.
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The blue checkmark no longer means anything — if it ever did — but I think they should tier it so if you're who you really are, you're being viewed more or less.
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If your change was successful, you will be directed back to your account page, where you'll see a green checkmark and a banner message that reads, "Your changes have been saved."
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Hurst told cops the account had the verified blue checkmark ... so when it asked the TE for some signed memorabilia for a charity donation -- he sent over some swag no problem.
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YouTubers said that the most disappointing thing about losing their checkmark was that they'd suddenly be second-class citizens on a platform that some had dedicated years of their lives to.
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For these larger influencers, it&aposs becoming more of an expectation that they will have applied for verification, and the lack of a checkmark may be a red flag for companies.
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Then there was Donald Jr. who was apparently so upset by the booing reports that he resorted to cursing on Twitter, writing, "Despite the bullshit from blue checkmark Twitter, when we walked into the arena it was overwhelmingly positive..." "Blue checkmark" are accounts where the identity of the user is verified by Twitter -- including his own -- but some on the right have claimed that these checkmarks are liberals, despite a lack of reporting to support this.
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Twitter previously paused all verifications following the backlash that ensued after the site gave the blue checkmark to Jason Kessler, the white supremacist who organized the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville.
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Those little white bars that show heroes' health aren't large enough to see without looking directly at them, and same goes for the small blue checkmark that appears when ultimates are ready.
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YouTube will replace the existing checkmark with "a new look" that is intended to make the "official channel of the creator, celebrity or brand" identifiable, the company wrote in a blog post.
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Coupled with the transition away from a highly recognizable checkmark symbol to a muted gray parallelogram flag gizmo, YouTube has handled a hugely consequential decision in one of the strangest ways imaginable.
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As social media often does, it allowed Taylor to connect with others like him and spread his ideology—a task that certainly was not hurt by Twitter granting him a big, blue checkmark.
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The most recent salvo came Wednesday, when Twitter acknowledged that its verified status — which is indicated by a blue checkmark — "has long been perceived as an endorsement" and announced a new verification policy.
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In 2015, at the height of the controversy over Facebook's real names policy, I logged into Facebook one morning to find that I had suddenly been saddled with big bright shiny blue checkmark.
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Since then, astronomers worldwide have been trying to determine whether the comet has an orbit that's elliptical (oval-shaped and around the sun) or hyperbolic (checkmark-shaped and on an open-ended trajectory).
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Some creators, like breakout star Charli D&aposAmelio, and celebrities, like Will Smith, are verified, represented with a small checkmark on their profile that has become the internet&aposs universal sign for verification.
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In a blog post on Thursday, YouTube said the move is an effort to help clear up confusion about what it means to be verified, and to give the checkmark a new appearance.
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Brands understand that it&aposs difficult for these influencers to obtain a blue checkmark, so it&aposs not something they expect to see when determining whether to hire the influencer for a campaign.
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A verified user telling a lie, be it a friend from high school or the president elect, isn't breaking the rules; he is, as his checkmark suggests, who he represents himself to be.
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For a creator community that already struggles with the daily specter of copyright strikes and the seemingly random demonetization of their videos, the loss of the checkmark promised to be a heavy blow.
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Twitter's announcement yesterday that it would begin removing verification badges from some accounts had an immediate impact, as the company stripped the blue checkmark from a handful of accounts associated with the far right.
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Wednesday's actions might please those that don't appreciate seeing the blue checkmark adorn the posts of white supremacists, but it doesn't appear to solve the confusion over what verified status is supposed to mean.
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In the menu bar along the bottom, the arrow-looking icon (second from the right) will go straight to the "publish to VSCO" screen — tap the checkmark in the top-right corner to publish.
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Canadian vlogger Jessii Vee, who has 1.4 million subscribers, said that while the checkmark may seem "insignificant" to some, it signifies "hard work and dedication" to many who have been on YouTube for years.
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The suspension notice cited the offensive tweets in question: They were part of a conversation that involved multiple users, including one with a prestige-conferring "blue checkmark" — the colloquial term for a verified account.
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Earlier this month, Walz's account received a coveted blue checkmark from Twitter as part of the company's broader push to verify the authenticity of many Senate, House and gubernatorial candidates currently running for office.
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Like other platforms, YouTube offers a checkmark next to some channels to indicate that the account actually belongs to a notable person or brand -- whether that's a YouTube creator, celebrity, musical artist or company.
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The company's authenticity rules are pretty simple: a channel has to be owned and operated by the person or company it claims to be in order to get a checkmark or other verification mark.
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A day earlier, the company announced changes to its verification badges in an effort to help clear up confusion about what it means to be verified and to give the checkmark a new look.
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They're not the most important feature to your page, but you better believe that having that little blue checkmark next to your bio does stand out, especially to a sea of followers (aka recruiters).
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The two initially connected when the country singer slid into Crist's DMs — "I responded to one of his Instagram videos" — but the comedian didn't know who she was, despite the blue checkmark on Alaina's account.
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For example, in early November, the site verified Jason Kessler, giving a shiny blue checkmark to the organizer of a violent neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville, Virginia that left three people dead and scores wounded.
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Influencers who have press clippings and work with big brands on sponsorship deals often can't manage to get that elusive blue checkmark, according to several verified and unverified influencers and people who have sold verification.
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Twitter executives at the time admitted that the existing verification process had been broken for quite awhile, and that the checkmark should be a verification of a user's identity and not seen as an endorsement.
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The Verge Art Instagram I tell the story of my own journey to Instagram verification (weird flex, I know) and ask my friend Michelle what she thinks about me now that I have a checkmark.
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Thus not only did the checkmark-holders get a disproportionate amount of influence and power in the broader Twitter community, their actions on the platform were helping shape how the site reached conclusions about its policies.
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One possible outcome: a bifurcated world in which some photos and videos, published by those who can afford the tools and visibility, are accompanied by a green checkmark — but other media languish in obscurity and doubt.
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There was quite the uproar when Yiannopoulos had his blue, verified account checkmark removed and the revolt this time is likely to be similar, with the difference that Twitter is unlikely to reverse a permanent ban.
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YouTube is rolling out changes to its verification program for creators, making it tougher for growing channels to earn a checkmark beside their name and removing verification badges from people who don't meet the heightened criteria.
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A blue checkmark appears next to verified profiles, meaning they had a one-on-one interview with ManeStreem, gave a demonstration to the team, and their personal hygiene, beauty kit, and sanitation practices meet an expert's standards.
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She was on the brink of making it big, and gaining that coveted checkmark, which would certify her as the real, professional deal –not just to her fans, but more importantly to brands and possible business partners.
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As the company looks to more aggressively market it software to manufacturers, it's easy to imagine DTEK showing up on non-BlackBerry devices – even if they won't get that extra green checkmark for just being a BlackBerry.
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If it sounds a lot like Twitter, that's because it essentially is — right down to the verified blue checkmark that will let you know that posts are truly from the artist (or at least their permitted representatives).
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After that, you just hit the checkmark at the bottom of the screen to share it to your Story, or hit the download button on the right if you want to save it to your Camera Roll.
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A simple checkmark on the calendar that marks each trip to the gym, or a jar filled with marbles that represent each book that has been read, can give mentally strong people tangible proof of their headway.
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Business Insider has discovered that the account — verified by TikTok as legit and given a blue checkmark before accruing nearly half a million followers — was a fake made by someone posing as the 24-year-old Jenner.
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Though it had told users for years that verification wasn't an endorsement, Twitter conceded that many see its blue checkmark as a sign of legitimacy, and it stopped all verification so it could figure out a new system.
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With Fulfillment by Amazon, all sellers have to do is ship their goods to Amazon's warehouses; Amazon handles storage and delivery and bestows a Prime checkmark on their listing, a promise of speedy free shipping and easy returns.
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"While the Iranian sanctions remain worthy of a bullish checkmark, we are not expecting any new headlines capable of swinging this factor further into the bullish column," Jim Ritterbusch, president of Ritterbusch and Associates, said in a note.
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As it turns out, there are people who care a lot about their online image and have no problem making it known they, too, want a checkmark, even if it's obvious they don't know what its purpose is.
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The means by which users obtain "a blue checkmark" are nebulous and seemingly biased, and the system's flaws were exposed after Jason Kessler, organizer of the violent Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, was verified this week.
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The result: Kessler and a handful of other white nationalists lost their blue checkmark verifications as part of the new rules, which state the company can remove a user's verification badge if that person violates the company's guidelines.
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While taking away verification badges and blocking new verifications has certainly helped limit some of the site's most vile people, some of these users still slip through the cracks and manage to acquire the blue checkmark for their account.
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The scammers often reply to tweets from the real accounts they are impersonating, in an apparent attempt to catch distracted users who might not notice that the Twitter handle is different, or that the account lacks a verified checkmark.
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Ahead, we've rounded up our favorite celebrity white tattoos (plus a few examples from those without a checkmark next to their Instagram handle) that'll make even the most body art-averse maybe, just maybe, start to change their tune...
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A Twitter verification — visible by a small blue checkmark next to a user's name — is what Twitter uses to confirm someone's identity so that others know they are hearing from the real LeBron James, for example, not an impersonator.
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However, it didn't take long for verified YouTubers to take to social media and share emails they received from the company saying that under the new criteria, they were no longer eligible to have a checkmark on their channels.
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Twitter today announced it's pausing all account verifications – the process that gives public figures on Twitter a blue checkmark next to their names – while it tries to resolve "confusion" around what it means to be verified, the company says.
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One of the U.S. Holocaust Museum's own historians, Dr. Becky Erbelding, quote-tweeted AOC's comments last week, affirming her use of the term with "A Geppetto checkmark," a term used by fact checkers to label a statement as true.
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Previously, Twitter's support materials only had the vague statement that "Twitter may remove the verified badge and verified status of a Twitter account at any time," noting that verified accounts that significantly changed their profile settings could lose the checkmark.
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I've fielded emails and text messages about the checkmark, which always feel invasive, because I have contact information available on the page since, well, the whole point of the verified profile is to enhance my ability to do my job.
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The pro-Erdogan collective has taken over a variety of prominent accounts, changing their photos and username — which results in the loss of the verified checkmark — while posting pro-Turkey messages and claiming to obtain contents of the victims' direct messages.
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For a less savvy internet user, seeing a blue-checkmark account that is skinned to look just like the president's offering something immediately below a real tweet from the president might be enough to tip the scales into thinking it's real.
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And when it comes to Hollywood itself, the conversation about representation in film and TV isn't just about slapping on a couple of ethnic characters for a diversity checkmark, it's also about what kind of space those characters are taking up.
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Now, you can still find out if a call is a verified call on iOS 13, but only after the fact, by going to the call log where a new checkmark icon is now displayed next to any verified calls.
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The company long held that the blue checkmark was not an endorsement, but it recently backed off this stance after it became clear that no matter how many times it said "verification is not an endorsement," people still see it that way.
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Twitter has suspended its account verification policy after it came under fire for giving a coveted blue checkmark used to establish authenticity of identities to Jason Kessler, one of the organizers of the deadly Unite the Right protest in Charlottesville, Virginia in August.
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In that same vein, the network your show airs on also matters more than it used to; if your network has lots of voters in the Academy — as HBO does — that means lots of potential ballots with a checkmark next to your name.
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Prominent physicians—from KevinMD, who runs what is probably the most popular physicians blog in the US, to Science-Based medicine editor David Gorski—chastised Gu. Some, like Gunter, called on Twitter to take away Gu's verified checkmark, or dismantle his account altogether.
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To take your photo next to the mural or even catch a glimpse of it, supplicants would have to prove their influencer status by showing the on-site security guard their social media account with either a verified checkmark or over 20,000 followers.
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Getting involved in the sustainable forestry movement can be as simple as looking for Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC) certified products—look for the checkmark-tree seal for proof that the toilet paper or tissues you're buying come from responsibly-managed forests.
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This week, as part of the initiative, the company removed blue checkmark verifications for users who routinely sprout racist bromides, including the white nationalist Richard Spencer and the right-wing troll Laura Loomer—though it did not remove their accounts from the site.
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Though at one point Taylor and his despicable publication were granted Twitter's coveted blue checkmark, both were swept up in the wave of mid-December bans that saw several high-profile white nationalists, "race realists," and alt-right talking heads removed from the platform.
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Yet anyone who's spent five minutes on the site knows that since day one, getting a blue checkmark was some kind of implicit endorsement of a user's importance in the Twitter community (and to some grouchy users, a sign that someone is a liberal elitist).
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This comes despite Twitter's continued acknowledgement that it must bring transparency and a clear process to verification and the blue checkmark, which has been stamped on accounts belonging to an erratic mix of world leaders, celebrities, athletes, business executives, journalists, and also alt-right nationalists.
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Trainor the artist said that after people shared news of her Twitter suspension, the "second most famous" Megan Fox, who works in tech, tweeted at her, saying that the company won't give her a blue checkmark because she shares her name with the actress.
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A "verified account" is one that has a blue checkmark next to the user's profile, signifying that Instagram has certified the account as the genuine handle of a public figure — or, at least a figure "public" enough to have a bunch of followers on Instagram.
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The introduction of the blue checkmark created a tiny minority of users who enjoy both the status symbol of being declared a Very Important Person and preferential treatment from the company's product and engineering divisions, which devise special features for those with large followings.
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Photo: GettyA blue checkmark on Twitter is seen by some as status symbol, but as the platform becomes an increasingly hellish space to navigate—one proliferated with fake profiles and bots—CEO Jack Dorsey announced yesterday that the company intends to make verification available to all users.
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Meanwhile, Twitter finally opened up its verification system to all users, making its coveted checkmark something attainable by the masses, where before it was handled manually and at the company's discretion, making for a fairly large group of users who felt slighted when requests were ignored.
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The blue checkmark: an unprecedented and ubiquitous form of cultural currency denoting the account of a person well-known enough to merit the proliferation of satellite stan and/or fake accounts, thus requiring formal verification to assert that, yes, plebeians, this is the REAL Selena Gomez.
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Since then, Wilkerson — frequently referred to as the Nugget Guy — has become a viral celebrity, with a "verified" checkmark for his Twitter account, a rivalry with The Ellen Show, and a constant courtship by brands of all stripes trying to get a piece of Wendy's free-publicity pie.
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After Twitter announced in December that it would give a blue checkmark to verify all 2020 congressional and gubernatorial candidates, the high school senior decided to test how the company was verifying that candidates really were who they said they were -- and if they existed in the first place.
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While Bloomberg wasn't on the stage Tuesday — he appeared instead for an interview with Stephen Colbert — a social media account linked to his campaign garnered the attention of the so-called blue-checkmark class on Twitter for its weird, sometime edgy memes designed to draw attention to him.
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The site has claimed to be working on this, but its supposed commitment to change has been repeatedly undermined by their decision to do things like add a blue verified checkmark to neo-Nazi rally organizer Jason Kessler's profile or refuse to punish toxic users like conspiracy kingpin Alex Jones.
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The Checkup page will also, at a glance, give you an idea about the overall health of your account by flagging the Security Checkup shield with either a green checkmark (if things are good) or yellow or red exclamation point, based on how many items need to be taken care of.
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Read more: Here are the popular YouTubers with millions of fans that are losing their verified status and coveted grey checkmark thanks to a policy changeMs Yeah, real name Zhou Xiao Hui, denied culpability on Weibo on September 10, saying the girls did not follow the her method at all.
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"In an age where a blue checkmark is a symbol of power and influence, the gatekeepers of all social platforms need to ensure there are accurate reviews prior to verification to retain trust within their community and the marketing world," said Joe Gagliese, CEO of influencer marketing firm Viral Nation.
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Even though Twitter banned Spencer over his multiple accounts, it's hard not to see his re-verification as an odd step backward — however, a Twitter spokesperson confirmed to Vox that Spencer had already been verified before his account was suspended; the reinstatement of his account merely restored his verification checkmark.
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Sure, he might ask for the "checkmark shoes," or the light-up ones — both which his mother refuses to buy for him, but "he's noticed that every time he wore his loafers, people would stop and comment on how cute he is, and he really likes to match his dad," Au says.
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Inside the life of 15-year-old Charli D'Amelio, the most popular teen on the internet who rose to fame after choreographing TikTok dances and joining the Hype HouseA verified Kendall Jenner TikTok account was deleted because it was an imposter — and TikTok won't say why it gave a fake account a verified blue checkmark
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It is nevertheless a form of madness to suggest that "saving the economy" is something that is preferable to, or incompatible with, measures to halt the spread of a deadly disease—whether the person suggesting that has a law degree, a blue checkmark on Twitter, or a round-walled office in the White House.
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The "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" singer shared two other posts from his West Coast arrival: one being a photo with his hands in the air and the checkmark emoji as the caption, and the other being a smiling video of the singer cheering on the beach with a camera crew behind him.
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But a guy like me with just a blue checkmark and, you know, I think I have like 90,000 followers, but in all honesty, with Twitter engagement, it's probably twenty thousand you know and then even more people that engage with me is probably 20,000, and even more that people engage with me is probably 25.
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After the election in November, it launched new anti-harassment tools and internal protocols to help users report abuse, in addition to banning alt-right account holders like neo-Nazi-emboldening white supremacist leader Richard Spencer ... only to reinstate Spencer and bestow a shiny "verified" checkmark on Breitbart's previously unverified Twitter account a few weeks later.
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In an addendum at the end of the FAQ, WhatsApp further notes: "Business verification and confirmation don't indicate an endorsement by WhatsApp" — suggesting it's trying to steer clear of the sorts of problems Twitter has encountered with its own checkmark badge verification process for Twitter accounts which ran into controversy after users accused the company of effectively endorsing neo-nazis.
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You can't stop us you never will and you never can we have the strength and grit to last far longer than these politicians will that's for damn sure #midtermsAreComing #NeverAgain After the backlash, Twitter updated its verification guidelines to more clearly explain that a checkmark is intended to properly identify "accounts of public interest" and to ensure that people aren't following imposters.
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Related coverage from How To Do Everything: Tech:How to disconnect your Instagram account from FacebookHow to post a job listing on Facebook using a business accountHow to get verified on Facebook and receive a checkmark that marks your account as authenticHow to use the Live Photo feature on your iPhone to take motion-enhanced picturesHow to turn off the autocorrect feature on your iPhone
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Related coverage from How To Do Everything: Tech:How to disconnect your Instagram account from FacebookHow to post a job listing on Facebook using a business accountHow to archive conversations on Facebook Messenger, and view your archived messagesHow to change your Facebook username, and help others better identify your profile or pageHow to get verified on Facebook and receive a checkmark that marks your account as authentic
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I have some design quibbles with Reelgood, though – like the fact that episode summaries are cut off when you're viewing a list after performing a search; or how that "On Sources" flag next to them seems to indicate if it's available on your sources (?), but could be mistaken for a button you're supposed to click; or the way the checkmark and plus icons are overlaid on show and movie image thumbnails, sometimes obscuring the titles.
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