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Identity management and paid subscription feature on Twitter/X

A blue check is used on social media platforms, notably X, to indicate the authenticity of an account. Since November 2022, Twitter users whose accounts are at least 90 days old and have a verified phone number receive verification upon subscribing to X Premium or Verified Organizations; this status persists as long as the subscription remains active. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: Blue checkA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Early diagnosis of primary open-angle glaucoma using isolated-check visual evoked potential with blue-on-yellow perimetryInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: To Do ListThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: The Blue Check of Credibility: Does Account Verification Matter When Evaluating News on Twitter?Cited 39 times
  5. Go sideways: Timeline of XA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Twitter under Elon MuskA closely related topic

📖 Definitions

Noun A Twitter user whose account was verified by Twitter as authentic (i.e. not a parody or imposter account) and deemed to be of public interest prior to this system's replacement by a paid verification scheme in early 2023.

Noun An online troll, provocateur, or grifter who uses a paid account to attract greater attention after the early 2023 change on Twitter.

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

📚 Books worth reading

Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.

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