Houthi supporters gather at an anti-U.S. and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on April 18. (Osamah Abdulrahman/AP) U.S.-sanctioned terrorist organizations appear to be enjoying the perks of paid, ...

Blue-check verification is nothing new in the world of social media, but Bluesky is only now making it available to any “notable” accounts. The social media company has launched an application that ...

Want to get verified on Bluesky and add that sweet, sweet checkmark to your account? Well, you might have to wait for that, but there's a workaround until applications open. In April 2025, the social ...

Bluesky Adds Blue Checks to Verified Accounts, But They're Not for Sale The decentralized social platform takes another page from X, and also allows 'Trusted Verifiers' to vouch for people to speed up ...

X rival Bluesky on Monday said it was adding blue checks to accounts that have been verified to confirm users are who they claim to be. In a blog post, the company said it would "proactively verify ...

Bluesky is adopting an official verification system after all. In an update, the company said it plans to grant blue checkmarks to “authentic and notable” accounts. It will also allow some “trusted ...

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) raised concerns Wednesday about whether Elon Musk’s social platform X is violating sanctions by reportedly allowing members of terrorist organizations to obtain “blue ...

U.S.-sanctioned terrorist organizations appear to be enjoying the perks of paid, premium accounts and verified blue check marks on the social media platform X, a potential violation of U.S. sanctions, ...