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Definition: verified Twitter account
An X/Twitter account determined to be authentic. Initially, only accounts of public interest were verified, not individual ones, and a request had to be submitted to start the verification process. That changed in 2022 when Elon Musk acquired the company (see Twitter Blue).
The Verified by Twitter Badge
This icon is applied by Twitter next to the profile and search results name. (Image courtesy of Twitter, Inc.)