Verified

Introducing Meta Verified: WhatsApp Business Users in Brazil, India, Indonesia and Colombia Now Have Access!

Meta Verified
Meta on Thursday said it is rolling out its Meta Verified program for WhatsApp Business users in Brazil, India, Indonesia and Colombia, and eventually to more countries. The plan also lets businesses use their WhatsApp Business account from multiple devices. Until now, WhatsApp Business users had to use their personal phone numbers to service customer calls. With more than 200 million monthly users on WhatsApp Business, Meta is trying to build a full suite of solutions that businesses can tap for communicating with their customers. The company said existing commerce and payment services only cater to the top 200 million users.

X (Twitter) Seems to Be Dealing with a Prevalent Bot Verification Issue

Bots Glitch X Twitter
It looks like X, the company formerly known as Twitter, has a Verified bot problem. It does appear that at least some of the bot accounts are older, according to the “join date” that’s displayed on their X profile. While a few were from real people joking about the bot problem, the majority were AI responses. It appears that the Verified bots are largely X accounts created in the November 24-26, 2023 timeframe. The company admitted last summer it had a Verified spammer problem when it announced new DM settings.

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