Twitter to use Israeli software to require selfie, gov't-issued ID

Hundreds of thousands of verified X users may have to hand over their ID and send the company a selfie if they want to maintain their vaunted status on the platform.

PCMag on X: X will begin to have users verify their identity by having them submit a selfie alongside a government issued ID. The process requires users to consent to X storing

Verifying Your Identity on Twitter Will Require Taking a Selfie

Why Do Official Israeli Government Twitter Accounts Follow So Many Inauthentic Accounts?, by Geoff Golberg

X will send your ID, face to Israeli-based firm to verify your account

Photo ID Verification Coming To Twitter, Blogger Says

X Blue users will need to send selfie, data to Israeli software company, Privacy News

Revealed: The Former Israeli Spies Working in Top Jobs at Google, Facebook and Microsoft – ScheerPost

Twitter's ID verification: Selfies to be sent to an Israeli company

Why Do Official Israeli Government Twitter Accounts Follow So Many Inauthentic Accounts?, by Geoff Golberg

X introduces government ID-based account verification - The Verge

PCMag on X: X will begin to have users verify their identity by having them submit a selfie alongside a government issued ID. The process requires users to consent to X storing

Twitter Requests Government-Issued IDs for Paid Subscriber Verification