Roblox now requires all users globally to complete age checks to access chat

Once users complete an age check, they can access age-based chat, which means they can only communicate with others in a ...
Fast Company

Bluesky opens blue-check verification to ‘notable and authentic’ users: Here’s how it works

Blue-check verification is nothing new in the world of social media, but Bluesky is only now making it available to any “notable” accounts. The social media company has launched an application that ...
KITV

Twitter adds gold check marks as it readies relaunch of option to pay for verified accounts

Twitter on Monday expanded its verification system beyond its signature blue check marks, with new colors for different types of notable accounts. The move comes ahead of a planned relaunch on Monday ...
Hosted on MSN

Age verification checks for porn sites aren’t working – but there’s a way to fix it

It took until 10am on the day when the UK’s new online age checks came into force for people to figure out an absurd workaround. The rules brought in by the Online Safety Act meant that websites ...
CBS News

Twitter pulls check mark from main New York Times account

Twitter has removed the verification check mark on the main account of The New York Times, one of CEO Elon Musk's most despised news organizations. The removal comes as many of Twitter's high-profile ...
CNN

Elon Musk’s Twitter promised a purge of blue check marks. Instead he singled out one account

Some VIP Twitter users woke up on Saturday expecting to have lost their coveted blue verification check marks in a previously announced purge by Elon Musk. Instead, Twitter appeared to target a single ...
The Verge

Everyone knows you paid to be verified on Twitter

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Clicking on the check mark on someone’s profile might tell you more than they want you to know. Clicking on the ...