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== History ==
Account verification was initially a feature for public figures and accounts of interest, individuals in "music, acting, fashion, government, politics, religion, journalism, media, sports, business and other key interest areas".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://help.twitter.com/en/managing-your-account/about-twitter-verified-accounts|title=Twitter verification requirements - how to get the blue check|website=help.twitter.com}}</ref> It was introduced by [[Twitter]] in June 2009,<ref name="twitter1">{{cite web|url=https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/a/2009/not-playing-ball.html |title=Not Playing Ball |first=Biz|last=Stone|date=June 6, 2009 |website=Twitter}}</ref><ref name="twitter2">{{cite news|last=Kanalley|first=Craig|title=Why Twitter Verifies Users: The History Behind the Blue Checkmark|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-kanalley/twitter-verified-accounts_b_2863282.html|access-date=June 9, 2014|work=Huffington Post|date=March 12, 2013}}</ref><ref name="twitter3">{{cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2009/06/11/twitter-verified-accounts-2/|title=Twitter Launches Verified Accounts|first=Pete|last=Cashmore|website=[[Mashable]] |date=12 June 2009 }}</ref> followed by [[Google+]] in 2011,<ref name="google1">{{cite web|url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/google-now-verifying-accounts-of-the-famous/|title=Google+ now verifying accounts of the famous|date=21 August 2011}}</ref> [[Facebook]] in 2012,<ref name="facebook1">{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/02/15/facebook-verified-accounts-alternate-names/|title=Facebook Launches Verified Accounts and Pseudonyms|first=Josh|last=Constine|date=16 February 2012 }}</ref> [[Instagram]] in 2014,<ref name="instagram1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/instagram-verified-badges-2014-12|title=Instagram Is Introducing 'Verified Badges' For Public Figures|first=Jillian|last=D'Onfro|website=Business Insider}}</ref> and [[Pinterest]] in 2015.<ref name="pinterest1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/pinterest-is-introducing-verified-accounts-for-public-figures-brands-celebrities-2015-6|title=Pinterest is introducing verified accounts for public figures|first=Jillian|last=D'Onfro|website=Business Insider}}</ref> On
In July 2016, [[Twitter]] announced that, beyond public figures, any individual would be able to apply for account verification.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/twitter-lets-anyone-apply-for-a-blue-verified-badge-1468960671|title=Twitter Lets Anyone Apply for a Blue 'Verified' Badge|first=Nathan|last=Olivarez-Giles|newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=19 July 2016|via=www.wsj.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jul/19/blue-ticks-for-all-twitter-allows-all-users-to-be-verified|title=Blue ticks for all: Twitter allows users to apply to be verified|first=Press|last=Association|newspaper=The Guardian |date=19 July 2016|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> This was temporarily suspended in February 2018, following a backlash over the verification of one of the organisers of the far-right [[Unite the Right rally]] due to a perception that verification conveys "credibility" or "importance".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Roettgers |first1=Janko |title=Twitter Pauses Verifications After Backlash Over Verifying Far-Right Extremist |url=https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/twitter-verifications-suspended-1202610990/ |access-date=5 April 2019 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=9 November 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-suspends-account-verifications-after-backlash-2017-11|title=Twitter stops its verification program after giving its 'verified' badge to the organizer of the Charlottesville 'Unite the Right' rally|first=Caroline|last=Cakebread|date=9 November 2017|website=Business Insider}}</ref> In March 2018, during a live-stream on [[Periscope (app)|Periscope]], [[Jack Dorsey]], co-founder and CEO of [[Twitter]], discussed the idea of allowing any individual to get a verified account.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/twitter-verified-account-open-everyone-1202722587/|title=Twitter CEO Wants to Open Up Verified Accounts to Everyone|last=Spangler|first=Todd|work=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref> Twitter reopened account verification applications in May 2021 after revamping their account verification criteria.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Porter |first1=Jon |title=Twitter is letting anyone apply for verification for the first time since 2017 |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/20/22435770/twitter-public-verification-program-launch-2021-pronouns-profile |website=The Verge |access-date=24 May 2021 |language=en |date=2021-05-20}}</ref> This time offering notability criteria for the account categories of government, companies, brands, and organizations, news organizations and journalists, entertainment, sports and activists, organizers, and other influential individuals.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=Twitter Verification requirements - how to get the blue check |url=https://help.twitter.com/en/managing-your-account/about-twitter-verified-accounts |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=help.twitter.com |language=en}}</ref> Among all these categories listed, it miss a specific category that fits scientists<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Pereira |first=Cássio Cardoso |date=2022-05-03 |title=Twitter: a blue badge for scientists? |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01188-y |journal=Nature |language=en |volume=605 |issue=7908 |pages=30 |doi=10.1038/d41586-022-01188-y|pmid=35505189 |bibcode=2022Natur.605...30P |s2cid=248515010 }}</ref> and religious.<ref name="auto"/> Instagram began allowing users to request verification in August 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Liao |first1=Shannon |title=You can now apply to be verified in Instagram |url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/28/17791450/instagram-verified-request-verification-status |website=The Verge |date=28 August 2018 |access-date=26 September 2018}}</ref>
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=== Biometric verification ===
{{See also|Biometrics|Facial recognition system|Speaker recognition}}
=== Behavioral verification ===
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