New Delhi: Elon Musk’s Twitter launched the ‘blue tick’ in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand for iOS users on November 5. The firm is ready to launch the same subscription-based ‘blue tick’ in India soon. The Indian users will be able to enjoy the ‘blue checkmark’ validation and authentication from Twitter by fulfilling a few requirements and paying USD 8 for the web and USD 11 for iOS per month.

What does ‘blue tick’ means?

A ‘blue tick’ means a sense of authentication from the company just like celebrities, politicians and notable personalities have with them. This also tells that the account is verified by Twitter and is not spam or a fake account.

Requirements for verification:

1. The account’s ID should be authentic and a government-issued document is required for the same.
2. A certain notability is required for the verification process. The account user will have to provide details regarding links with a notable organisation or profile on Google Trends or Wikipedia or provide the follower count.
3. Activity level is another parameter for the ‘blue tick’. A user must have a public account and should have logged into the account during the past six months. Also, one should not have had a lockout (12-hour or 7-day) for violating Twitter rules during the past one year.

Process of getting a ‘blue tick’:

1. Go to account settings and in the ‘Verified’ section, click on ‘request verification’.
2. Click on ‘Start Now’ on the pop-up window.
3. Select a category for the account. For example, company, brand, government, news organisation and others.
4. Provide an official email ID, website, or government-issued ID for verification.
5. Click on ‘Submit’.