Windows 10: Twitter launching new approach to verification in early 2021

Brink · Nov 24, 2020

Three years ago, we paused our public verification program after hearing feedback that it felt arbitrary and confusing to many people. A year later, we deprioritized this work further to focus on protecting the integrity of the public conversation around critical moments like the 2020 US election. Since then, we havenât been clear about who can become verified and when, why an account might be unverified, or what it means to be verified.

We know how important it is to be able to express yourself and understand who youâre talking to on Twitter. So today, weâre sharing the start of our plans to revamp how people can identify themselves on Twitter, starting with verification and asking the public to share feedback on a draft of our new verification policy. Calling for public feedback has become an important part of our policy development process because we want to ensure that, as an open service, our rules reflect the voices of the people who use Twitter.

Building our verification policy

We plan to relaunch verification, including a new public application process, in early 2021. But first, we need to update our verification policy with your help. This policy will lay the foundation for future improvements by defining what verification means, who is eligible for verification and why some accounts might lose verification to ensure the process is more equitable.

We're starting by more clearly defining some of the core types of Notable Accounts that are served by verification. Per the proposed policy, âthe blue verified badge on Twitter lets people know that an account of public interest is authentic. To receive the blue badge, your account must be notable and active.â

The six types of accounts weâve identified to start are:

Government

Companies, Brands and Non- Profit Organizations

News

Entertainment

Sports

Activists, Organizers, and Other Influential Individuals

You can find more detailed definitions of the criteria above in the draft policy here.

Weâve also added proposed criteria to automatically remove verification from an account if, for example, it's inactive or if the profile is incomplete, as well as grounds to deny or remove verification from certain qualified accounts that are found to be in repeated violation of the Twitter Rules. We recognize that there are many verified accounts on Twitter who should not be. We plan to start by automatically removing badges from accounts that are inactive or have incomplete profiles to help streamline our work and to expand this to include additional types of accounts over the course of 2021.

We know we canât solve verification with a new policy alone -- and that this initial policy wonât cover every case for being verified -- but it is a critical first step in helping us provide more transparency and fairer standards for verification on Twitter as we reprioritize this work. This version of the policy is a starting point, and we intend to expand the categories and criteria for verification significantly over the next year.

We want to hear from you

What do you think? Here is a brief survey on our draft verification policy. We are also working with local non-governmental organizations and our Trust and Safety Council to ensure as many perspectives are represented as possible.

If you prefer to Tweet your feedback, we'll be listening there, too. Use the hashtag #VerificationFeedback.

The public feedback period starts today, November 24, 2020, and continues until December 8, 2020. At that point, we'll review public feedback on this policy and train our teams on this new approach. Our goal is to introduce the final policy on December 17, 2020.

Weâre committed to serving the public conversation by helping people find credible information, hear important voices, and trust the authenticity of the accounts people find on Twitter. Thank you for taking the time to be part of this process â we look forward to hearing what you think.

Whatâs next?

Being able to express yourself is core to the public conversation, and who you talk to is as important as what theyâre saying. We want to make space for everyone on Twitter to express their authentic voices by giving people more ways to identify themselves in their Profiles. The blue verified badge and account labels are two of the ways we help distinguish notable, authentic accounts on Twitter. This year, weâve verified medical experts Tweeting about #COVID19 and added account labels to identify candidates running for office.

But the blue verified badge isnât the only way we are planning to distinguish accounts on Twitter. Heading into 2021, weâre committed to giving people more ways to identify themselves, such as new account types and labels. Weâll share more in the coming weeks. This is just the beginning of what we have planned for 2021.
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Source: https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topic...ification.html

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Brink · Nov 24, 2020

New 2-Step Verification options for G Suite accounts

What’s changing

We’re updating how 2-Step Verification works for G Suite. This will make new 2-Step Verification methods available for some devices, and update the 2-Step Verification user interface on mobile and desktop devices. There are three key impacts:

New 2-Step Verification interfaces

Different screens on different browsers (Safari, Edge, etc.)

Expanded Bluetooth security key support

Who’s impacted

Admins and end users

Why you’d use it

We hope that these updates make 2-Step Verification easier to use. 2-Step Verification puts an extra barrier between your business and cybercriminals who want to access business data. Turning on 2-Step Verification is the single most important thing you can do to make your accounts more secure and protect your business.

How to get started

Admins: Use our Help Center to find out how to set up 2-Step Verification for your organization.

End users: No action needed.

Additional details

New 2-Step Verification interfaces: You may see new illustrations, text, and instructions in the images, dialogs in the 2-Step Verification flows when using a bluetooth or usb security key. See images below for examples of the types of changes.

Different screens on different browsers: You may see different flows on Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge, and other browsers. Previously the service provider (Google) was responsible for showing these dialogs. Now the web browser is responsible. As a result, the flow may be different on each browser.

Expanded Bluetooth security key support: Bluetooth keys will start rolling out, and can be enabled with a flag on Linux.

The new 2-Step Verification screen on Google Chrome browser

The old 2-Step Verification screen

Helpful links

Help Center: Protect your business with 2-Step Verification

Availability

Rollout details

Rapid Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 14 days for feature visibility) starting on March 26, 2019.

Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 14 days for feature visibility) starting on March 26, 2019.

G Suite editions

Available to all G Suite editions.

On/off by default?

The updated user interface will be ON by default.
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Source: G Suite Updates Blog: New 2-Step Verification options for G Suite accounts

Brink · Nov 24, 2020

New 2-Step Verification options for G Suite accounts

What’s changing

We’re updating how 2-Step Verification works for G Suite. This will make new 2-Step Verification methods available for some devices, and update the 2-Step Verification user interface on mobile and desktop devices. There are three key impacts:

New 2-Step Verification interfaces

Different screens on different browsers (Safari, Edge, etc.)

Expanded Bluetooth security key support

Who’s impacted

Admins and end users

Why you’d use it

We hope that these updates make 2-Step Verification easier to use. 2-Step Verification puts an extra barrier between your business and cybercriminals who want to access business data. Turning on 2-Step Verification is the single most important thing you can do to make your accounts more secure and protect your business.

How to get started

Admins: Use our Help Center to find out how to set up 2-Step Verification for your organization.

End users: No action needed.

Additional details

New 2-Step Verification interfaces: You may see new illustrations, text, and instructions in the images, dialogs in the 2-Step Verification flows when using a bluetooth or usb security key. See images below for examples of the types of changes.

Different screens on different browsers: You may see different flows on Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge, and other browsers. Previously the service provider (Google) was responsible for showing these dialogs. Now the web browser is responsible. As a result, the flow may be different on each browser.

Expanded Bluetooth security key support: Bluetooth keys will start rolling out, and can be enabled with a flag on Linux.

The new 2-Step Verification screen on Google Chrome browser

The old 2-Step Verification screen

Helpful links

Help Center: Protect your business with 2-Step Verification

Availability

Rollout details

Rapid Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 14 days for feature visibility) starting on March 26, 2019.

Scheduled Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 14 days for feature visibility) starting on March 26, 2019.

G Suite editions

Available to all G Suite editions.

On/off by default?

The updated user interface will be ON by default.
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Source: G Suite Updates Blog: New 2-Step Verification options for G Suite accounts

Queen_Ladybug · Nov 24, 2020

Twitter integration into the 'What's New' section of the People hub.

The Twitter feed integration is still in its infancy, so there are some limitations to how it works. As of right now, there is no way through the "What's New" section to allow Twitter contacts to show, if those contacts are filtered out of your contact list.
It would be a nice feature suggestion on the
User Voice Site.

For now, you may have to use a Twitter App or the Twitter website to see all of your twitter contacts.

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