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Social media giant Twitter, on Thursday, has launched a new verification application process after over 3 years. For the uninitiated, verified profiles on Twitter have a ‘blue tick’ alongside their display names. The blue badge is meant to distinguish the authenticity of accounts that are of high public interest.
The company said that based on feedback from the public, it has updated its verification process, and has begun removing the blue badge from previously verified accounts that have since been found to be either incomplete, inactive, or in violation of Twitter’s rules. Earlier this month, Twitter banned Bollywood actor and
