Tag Archive: verification

Dec
07

Government-wide Twitter Verification Sprint Begins

Government Twitter accounts are sprinting towards verification, illustrated by the blue check mark on @GobiernoUSA. Image courtesy of GSA.

Increasingly, social media is the go-to source of critical information for the American public — but for many users finding the real thing can be confusing given the number of fake (and sometimes humorous) accounts. Today GSA teams with Twitter for a month-long sprint to verify official government  accounts. The aim is to place that little …

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Apr
26

Check & Register: Federal Social Media Accounts

Do you have an official government social media account? Have you ever wondered if one you’re following is legit? GSA has built a federal social media registry — a government-wide solution that gives the public a way to verify whether a social media account is official. It also provides a place for agencies to register their …

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