Twitter on Saturday was in a new predicament by briefly removing the blue badge from the account of former Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu.
Shortly after the incident, a crowd of people asked about a microblogging speaker for removal.
Some also suspect that it was a decisive decision to remove the blue-tick certified badge from the Deputy President’s account.
However, Twitter has confirmed to Gadgets 360 that it is because the account shown has been inactive since July 2020.
Along with the personal account of the Vice President, Twitter recently removed its blue verified badge from the accounts of other Indian politicians.
The Twitter account of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat is among those who lost a guaranteed badge.
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However, it is not a matter of Twitter taking direct action against these accounts.
The removal of a blue badge or blue tick has the effect of Twitter’s new verification policy which stipulates that the badge and validated status can be removed if the account is no longer active or incomplete.
The new policy came into effect on January 22 this year.
Some people have pointed to various other accounts on Twitter that do not post any new tweets temporarily but still have a guaranteed badge.
This is because Twitter’s definition of inactivity is not limited to how often an account sends new tweets.
“Deactivation is based on login. Please note that you may not be able to declare the account inactive at this time, as not all features of the account are publicly visible,” Twitter said of its inactive account policy.
Twitter requires users to log in at least once every six months to keep their accounts running on the platform.
This is especially important if the user wants to keep his or her blue badge certified.
Users with authenticated status are also required to have a full account which must include a verified email address or phone number, profile picture, and display name.
Twitter wrote in a blog post explaining its guaranteed policy that users at risk of losing their guaranteed badge will receive an automatic email with in-app notification, informing us of any changes that need to be made to avoid badge removal.
It is also important to note that the microblogging platform does not have plans to automatically remove the guaranteed badge from inactive accounts for dead people.
This means you can continue to see the badge in accounts related to people who have passed away.
Last month, Twitter resumed its application process and began taking requests for new profile verification for six different categories.
The resumption of the verification process took place more than four years after the company stopped taking new verification applications in 2017.