GovSocial

Hi all,

By now you may have seen Twitter's announcement that they will be removing legacy verified checkmarks as of 1 April, unless you switch to a paid Twitter Blue subscription.

Just wondering whether any decisions have been made in your own individual agencies about what action to take? @Tim Price - are you aware of any WoAG advice being sought?

Thanks all - Happy Monday!

Janelle

Hey Janelle - that really sucks - not a great move from Twitter - Will have to find out what we are going to do. They are basically forcing us to pay though to remain verified.

Hi all,

By now you may have seen Twitter's announcement that they will be removing legacy verified checkmarks as of 1 April, unless you switch to a paid Twitter Blue subscription.

Just wondering whether any decisions have been made in your own individual agencies about what action to take? @Tim Price - are you aware of any WoAG advice being sought?

Thanks all - Happy Monday!

Janelle

Hi Janelle - from what I understand Twitter will just be removing the blue checkmarks - which have less and less meaning these days - but government will still retain the grey checkmark as a verified government account and will not need to pay for that.

Hey Janelle - that really sucks - not a great move from Twitter - Will have to find out what we are going to do. They are basically forcing us to pay though to remain verified.

Hi all,

By now you may have seen Twitter's announcement that they will be removing legacy verified checkmarks as of 1 April, unless you switch to a paid Twitter Blue subscription.

Just wondering whether any decisions have been made in your own individual agencies about what action to take? @Tim Price - are you aware of any WoAG advice being sought?

Thanks all - Happy Monday!

Janelle

Hmm - are you sure? I'm reading it as they are removing any of the previous Verified checkmarks - which include both blue and grey - unless you sign up for a paid subscription under the new Verified program.

:/

Hi Janelle - from what I understand Twitter will just be removing the blue checkmarks - which have less and less meaning these days - but government will still retain the grey checkmark as a verified government account and will not need to pay for that.

Hey Janelle - that really sucks - not a great move from Twitter - Will have to find out what we are going to do. They are basically forcing us to pay though to remain verified.

Hi all,

By now you may have seen Twitter's announcement that they will be removing legacy verified checkmarks as of 1 April, unless you switch to a paid Twitter Blue subscription.

Just wondering whether any decisions have been made in your own individual agencies about what action to take? @Tim Price - are you aware of any WoAG advice being sought?

Thanks all - Happy Monday!

Janelle

That's not how I read it - I'm going to email Twitter Australia and see what they say.

Hmm - are you sure? I'm reading it as they are removing any of the previous Verified checkmarks - which include both blue and grey - unless you sign up for a paid subscription under the new Verified program.

:/

Hi Janelle - from what I understand Twitter will just be removing the blue checkmarks - which have less and less meaning these days - but government will still retain the grey checkmark as a verified government account and will not need to pay for that.

Hey Janelle - that really sucks - not a great move from Twitter - Will have to find out what we are going to do. They are basically forcing us to pay though to remain verified.

Hi all,

By now you may have seen Twitter's announcement that they will be removing legacy verified checkmarks as of 1 April, unless you switch to a paid Twitter Blue subscription.

Just wondering whether any decisions have been made in your own individual agencies about what action to take? @Tim Price - are you aware of any WoAG advice being sought?

Thanks all - Happy Monday!

Janelle

I was going to say - we need Twitter contacts in Australia! I didn't realise there was an email channel we could go through. Thanks Tim, I'm crossing my fingers that you're correct here.

That's not how I read it - I'm going to email Twitter Australia and see what they say.

Hmm - are you sure? I'm reading it as they are removing any of the previous Verified checkmarks - which include both blue and grey - unless you sign up for a paid subscription under the new Verified program.

:/

Hi Janelle - from what I understand Twitter will just be removing the blue checkmarks - which have less and less meaning these days - but government will still retain the grey checkmark as a verified government account and will not need to pay for that.

Hey Janelle - that really sucks - not a great move from Twitter - Will have to find out what we are going to do. They are basically forcing us to pay though to remain verified.

Hi all,

By now you may have seen Twitter's announcement that they will be removing legacy verified checkmarks as of 1 April, unless you switch to a paid Twitter Blue subscription.

Just wondering whether any decisions have been made in your own individual agencies about what action to take? @Tim Price - are you aware of any WoAG advice being sought?

Thanks all - Happy Monday!

Janelle

We asked them to come to the next GovSocial and present and they said No! hah

I was going to say - we need Twitter contacts in Australia! I didn't realise there was an email channel we could go through. Thanks Tim, I'm crossing my fingers that you're correct here.

That's not how I read it - I'm going to email Twitter Australia and see what they say.

Hmm - are you sure? I'm reading it as they are removing any of the previous Verified checkmarks - which include both blue and grey - unless you sign up for a paid subscription under the new Verified program.

:/

Hi Janelle - from what I understand Twitter will just be removing the blue checkmarks - which have less and less meaning these days - but government will still retain the grey checkmark as a verified government account and will not need to pay for that.

Hey Janelle - that really sucks - not a great move from Twitter - Will have to find out what we are going to do. They are basically forcing us to pay though to remain verified.

Hi all,

By now you may have seen Twitter's announcement that they will be removing legacy verified checkmarks as of 1 April, unless you switch to a paid Twitter Blue subscription.

Just wondering whether any decisions have been made in your own individual agencies about what action to take? @Tim Price - are you aware of any WoAG advice being sought?

Thanks all - Happy Monday!

Janelle

We're not getting any response from the Twitter Australian contact either.

We asked them to come to the next GovSocial and present and they said No! hah

I was going to say - we need Twitter contacts in Australia! I didn't realise there was an email channel we could go through. Thanks Tim, I'm crossing my fingers that you're correct here.

That's not how I read it - I'm going to email Twitter Australia and see what they say.

Hmm - are you sure? I'm reading it as they are removing any of the previous Verified checkmarks - which include both blue and grey - unless you sign up for a paid subscription under the new Verified program.

:/

Hi Janelle - from what I understand Twitter will just be removing the blue checkmarks - which have less and less meaning these days - but government will still retain the grey checkmark as a verified government account and will not need to pay for that.

Hey Janelle - that really sucks - not a great move from Twitter - Will have to find out what we are going to do. They are basically forcing us to pay though to remain verified.

Hi all,

By now you may have seen Twitter's announcement that they will be removing legacy verified checkmarks as of 1 April, unless you switch to a paid Twitter Blue subscription.

Just wondering whether any decisions have been made in your own individual agencies about what action to take? @Tim Price - are you aware of any WoAG advice being sought?

Thanks all - Happy Monday!

Janelle

Hey everybody - Twitter has confirmed we retain our grey checkmark following April 1st - may send out an email tomorrow for anyone who is confused about this.

We're not getting any response from the Twitter Australian contact either.

We asked them to come to the next GovSocial and present and they said No! hah

I was going to say - we need Twitter contacts in Australia! I didn't realise there was an email channel we could go through. Thanks Tim, I'm crossing my fingers that you're correct here.

That's not how I read it - I'm going to email Twitter Australia and see what they say.

Hmm - are you sure? I'm reading it as they are removing any of the previous Verified checkmarks - which include both blue and grey - unless you sign up for a paid subscription under the new Verified program.

:/

Hi Janelle - from what I understand Twitter will just be removing the blue checkmarks - which have less and less meaning these days - but government will still retain the grey checkmark as a verified government account and will not need to pay for that.

Hey Janelle - that really sucks - not a great move from Twitter - Will have to find out what we are going to do. They are basically forcing us to pay though to remain verified.

Hi all,

By now you may have seen Twitter's announcement that they will be removing legacy verified checkmarks as of 1 April, unless you switch to a paid Twitter Blue subscription.

Just wondering whether any decisions have been made in your own individual agencies about what action to take? @Tim Price - are you aware of any WoAG advice being sought?

Thanks all - Happy Monday!

Janelle

Well that's good news! Yes would be good to know if they had any further detail, particularly for those of us who still have the blue checkmark or none at all. I assume we just need to get our online application for a grey checkmark in to Twitter ASAP!

Thanks Tim for following it up.

Hey everybody - Twitter has confirmed we retain our grey checkmark following April 1st - may send out an email tomorrow for anyone who is confused about this.

We're not getting any response from the Twitter Australian contact either.

We asked them to come to the next GovSocial and present and they said No! hah

I was going to say - we need Twitter contacts in Australia! I didn't realise there was an email channel we could go through. Thanks Tim, I'm crossing my fingers that you're correct here.

That's not how I read it - I'm going to email Twitter Australia and see what they say.

Hmm - are you sure? I'm reading it as they are removing any of the previous Verified checkmarks - which include both blue and grey - unless you sign up for a paid subscription under the new Verified program.

:/

Hi Janelle - from what I understand Twitter will just be removing the blue checkmarks - which have less and less meaning these days - but government will still retain the grey checkmark as a verified government account and will not need to pay for that.

Hey Janelle - that really sucks - not a great move from Twitter - Will have to find out what we are going to do. They are basically forcing us to pay though to remain verified.

Hi all,

By now you may have seen Twitter's announcement that they will be removing legacy verified checkmarks as of 1 April, unless you switch to a paid Twitter Blue subscription.

Just wondering whether any decisions have been made in your own individual agencies about what action to take? @Tim Price - are you aware of any WoAG advice being sought?

Thanks all - Happy Monday!

Janelle