How and why to verify your Twitter account

Twitter originally introduced account verification in 2009 and has verified nearly 187,000 accounts to date, according to the company.

Twitter’s blue check mark is now public. The second is to get Kylie Jenner to retweet that banging Lip Kit selfie it took 450 shots to flawless, and the third to get your profile officially verified on Twitter.

Twitter unveiled the online application process via an announcement in the company’s blog and press release on Tuesday.

As Twitter struggles to seal the loopholes its platform seems to provide, it is yet to be seen how many will be willing to submit their verification details.

If you work in the music industry, government, politics, religion, journalism, media, sports, business, and other key interest areas, then you have a good chance of getting your Twitter account verified.

These include an account name that reflects the real name of an individual or company, as well as profile and header photos that are of the individual or associated with the company’s branding.

Twitter may ask you to provide further information about yourself and your account when considering verification.

If your account is connected to a corporate or company account, the email address you use should be a company email address.

Even when an account looks like a legitimate candidate for verification, Twitter isn’t necessarily going to approve a verification request.

Case in point: Hunter Walk, a former Google employee who now runs a venture capital firm, has tweeted more than 45,000 times since joining Twitter in 2006 and has more than 110,000 followers, but his application was denied.

Users who want to apply to get this verification badge need to meet certain criteria like a verified phone number, website, email id, and settings for public tweet. You have to the option of reapplying within 30 days if you fail at the first attempt.