TikTok’s removal of blue verified check marks from some popular accounts is causing an uproar among the app’s highly followed stars. This month, TikTok suddenly unverified multiple accounts with ...

Verified Blue Checkmarks on X Are Useless and 'Deceive Users,' EU Finds The commission says X violates the Digital Services Act (DSA) in part because paid checkmarks no longer signify authenticity and ...

Bluesky, the social platform often seen as a less chaotic and open alternative to X, has finally announced plans for an account verification system. The core idea is to put a blue tick as a visual ...

Google Search results appear to be showing a blue tick for a few “verified” links. If done right, the new verification feature could help in avoiding phishing or fraudulent websites. Google Search is ...

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A new study finds that most of the ‘false or unsubstantiated narratives’ go viral on X before spreading to other platforms, with verified users responsible for 74 percent of the most engaged content.