Twitter stops blue badge verification briefly, puts out new policy with clarification Within a week after its inception, Twitter halted its blue badge verification programme. Twitter tried to clarify the qualifying criteria for verification and established a new policy based on public feedback. By IANS Twitter working with Indian payments providers for Tip Jar Inundated with applications, Twitter on Saturday paused its blue badge verification programme within a week of its launch, saying it is now rolling in verifications requests that have reached it. Twitter relaunched its new verification application process last week, beginning with six categories, and review public applications globally to help users earn the blue badge on the micro-blogging platform.