Makerere University has joined the now very long list of Ugandan individuals and organisations to pass the authenticity on popular social media site Twitter.
The blue verified badge on Twitter, that Makerere’s handle @MakerereU has just attained, lets people know that an account is authentic and of public interest.
The badge appears next to the name on an account’s profile and next to the account name in search results. It is always the same color and placed in the same location, regardless of profile or theme color customizations.
Accounts that don’t have the badge next to their name but that display it somewhere else, for example in the profile photo, header photo, or bio, are not verified accounts and in most cases pass for parody accounts to mock or ridicule the actual accounts.
Twitter has strict rules as regards verification since verified badges must be applied by itself, and accounts that use a badge as a part of profile photos, background photos, or in any other way that implies verified status, are subject to permanent account suspension.
An account may be verified if it is determined to be an account of public interest. Typically this includes accounts maintained by users in music, acting, fashion, government, politics, religion, journalism, media, sports, business, and other key interest areas.
However, a verified badge does not imply an endorsement by Twitter.
Makerere University becomes the first university in the region to have a verified Twitter handle as the others like Kenyatta University are holding on and some like University of Dar-es-Salam and Kyambogo University dont seem to see the essence of having an account on Twitter.
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