Elon Musk announces a new verification system with colored badges coming next week

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Twitter will recover its controversial verification system next Friday. This has been announced by the owner and executive director of the platform, Elon Muskwho has also shared that the functionality will undergo changes that can make it difficult for users to abuse it and impersonate third parties, which is what caused its withdrawal a few weeks ago. Although only in part.

“Gold symbol for companies, gray symbol for governments, blue for individuals (celebrities or not). Painful, but necessary,” Musk said in a tweet in response to another user.

“People can have a small secondary logo to show they belong to an organization if verified by that organization,” Musk said in another tweet, adding that he will give a more extensive explanation of the tool next week.

Taking into account the plans shared so far by Elon Musk, users who pay eight dollars a month to have this tool, which is what the tycoon wants, they will still be able to try to impersonate specific personalities, since they will share the same check symbol. They will have it more complicated in the case of companies and governments.

Before Musk’s arrival on the social network, the blue verification sign, intended for mark an account authentic, was reserved for companies, public institutions and personalities, such as artists, politicians, athletes or journalists. Starting next week, anyone willing to pay eight dollars a month will be able to access the brand.

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