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Google said it's adding verification checkmarks to Gmail to boost its security. A blue tick will be visible when receiving emails from verified senders such as brands and companies.

LinkedIn users can now verify their workplace information to boost their credibility among others on the platform. Organizations can begin issuing custom Verified IDs starting today.

By April 1st, Twitter will remove all legacy verified checkmarks on its platform. These checkmarks were previously given to high-profile accounts like celebrities, politicians, and public figures.

Recent updates to Instagram have been found to contain code that suggests it is working on a paid verification system similar to what currently exists on Twitter as a part of its Twitter Blue tier.

Meta is implementing age verification tools on its Facebook Dating service to ensure that only people 18 years old and above can use the service. Users can choose from two age verification options.

New Twitter owner Elon Musk is holding off on relaunching its paid verification service until significant impersonations stop. He originally announced that the service will return on November 29.

Twitter will relaunch its blue checkmark subscription service on November 29, according to its CEO Elon Musk. This news comes after verified trolls posted inappropriate content on the platform.

It seems that Twitter is aware that giving blue ticks to everyone can become very confusing. To solve this problem, the platform is introducing an "Official" tag on top of the current blue checkmark.

Not long after Twitter's new CEO Elon Musk announced his plans to revamp the platform's verification process, cybercriminals are already exploiting the situation by sending out phishing emails.

Elon Musk has reportedly ordered the Twitter development team to include the verification badge in a new $19.99/month Twitter Blue subscription within a few days or risk losing their jobs.

It was recently discovered that Twitter is testing out a verification badge for users who have verified their phone numbers, and Twitter has now confirmed that it is testing this feature.

Twitter will add more context to emails it sends to those who are rejected after applying to be verified on the platform. Access to the application is limited for now, but should hit everyone soon.

Twitter has reopened the public application process for its verification program after suspending it in 2017. The company introduced new guidelines and policies for the application as well.

The Tails project has integrated the ISO verification process into its website, replacing a browser extension. It has hopes that this will increase the number of ISO verifications, boosting security.

Twitter is now gathering feedback for its draft on a new policy that seeks to change how you can request for verification for your account. The verification program will be relaunched early next year.

After a failed attempt in 2016, Twitter is once again going to try its hand at opening up verification. This time, Twitter is actually going to say what's required to be verified on its platform.

Google is extending its identity verification program to all advertisers across its platforms to give users more transparency about who is advertising to them and where these advertisers operate.

Striking a blow in the battle for the enterprise developer, Sun Microsystems Inc. last week announced the Java Verification Program for the enterprise. Glen Martin, a senior manager in Sun's Java software...