X Rolls Out ID Verification for X Premium Customers

After many experiments in months, X / Twitter rolled out a new ID verification element to premium X users. Through that element premium X users can be able to add a new extra marker to X’s (Twitter) profile using the government-issued ID submit to X’s (Twitter).

To confirm their identity to X users should use their licence and users’s selfie. To confirmation process only takes a few more seconds.

Twitter / X has teamed up with a company called au10tix to use their forensic identity technology. This will reduce the amount of manual work for Twitter, but it also means that Twitter users will be sharing their data with both companies during the process.

From getting that ID verification users can able to get some special benefits. Such as after getting verification users can get quick customer support from the X / Twitter team, and also will be shown ID verification in users’ profiles and most important benefit is won’t lose users’s blue checkmarks whether user change their profile picture or bio are many.

X / Twitter says about that element

“X at the moment focuses on account authentication to stop impersonation, and will discover further measures, corresponding to making certain customers have entry to age-appropriate content material and defending towards spam and malicious accounts, to take care of the integrity of the platform and safeguard wholesome conversations.”

In the future, X may consider using ID verification to restrict access to adult content, although this could impact their usage statistics. They are also offering potential benefits like faster checkmark approval and profile updates for users who verify their ID, indicating a broader strategy.

Ideally, X should integrate ID verification into its standard process to give the blue checkmark more meaningful significance beyond a financial transaction. Previously, blue ticks were reserved for notable users with verified identities, but the introduction of X Premium has diminished their value.

Making ID confirmation mandatory would align better with X’s mission to combat bots through its verification system.

source : Redmention