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Twitter’s new gray ‘official’ checks are rolling out to some high-profile accounts

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Twitter’s new gray “official” checkmark and label shown on the @Verge Twitter account. Twitter’s new gray “official” checkmark and label shown on the @Verge Twitter account. | Image: Twitter

Twitter’s solution to breaking its own verification system is beginning to roll out.

Several celebrity and publisher accounts now have a gray “official” checkmark — in addition to the blue verified badge. News outlets, including Reuters, The New York Times, and Rolling Stone, are now double-badged, in addition to public figures, politicians, and other official brand accounts. Our @Verge handle is one of the accounts marked official, as of this writing, while Twitter’s reluctant new owner, Elon Musk, is not.

A lot of folks have asked about how you'll be able to distinguish between @TwitterBlue subscribers with blue checkmarks and accounts that are verified as official, which is why we’re introducing the “Official" label to select...

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