These changes faced criticism from users and the media, who believed that the changes would ease impersonation, and allow accounts spreading misleading information to feign credibility. On November 2022, the verification program was modified heavily by new owner Elon Musk, extending verification to any account with a verified phone number, and has an active subscription to an eligible Twitter Blue plan. People with verified accounts on Twitter are often colloquially referred to as 'blue checks' on social media and by reporters. The checkmark does not imply endorsement from Twitter, and does not mean that tweets from a verified account are necessarily accurate or truthful in any way. Until November 2022, a blue checkmark (UK: blue tick) displayed against an account name indicated that Twitter had taken steps to ensure that the account was actually owned by the person or organization whom it claimed to represent.

When introduced in June 2009, the system provided the site's readers with a means to distinguish genuine notable account holders, such as celebrities and organizations, from impostors or parodies. Since November 2022, Twitter users whose accounts are at least 90 days old, have a verified phone number, and have an active and eligible Twitter Blue subscription, are eligible for verification. Twitter verification is a system intended to communicate the authenticity of a Twitter account.

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