Bluesky Unveils Blue Checkmarks for Verified Profiles

Bluesky is debuting new functionalities designed to assist users in recognizing genuine and verified profiles on its platform.

As stated in an official blog entry from Bluesky, specific profiles will now showcase a blue checkmark adjacent to their usernames. In conjunction with verifications issued by the platform, Bluesky is also permitting certain independent entities to authenticate their own members. For instance, The New York Times can now directly provide verification badges to its reporters.

Users can click on a verified profile’s blue checkmark to view which organization granted the verification, enhancing transparency in the procedure.

This new initiative mirrors Twitter’s initial verification framework, which existed prior to Elon Musk’s acquisition of the platform, its rebranding to X, and the introduction of verification for anyone subscribing to Twitter Blue.

Bluesky has yet to specify detailed criteria for eligibility, merely indicating that it will actively verify profiles that are considered “authentic and notable.”

This blue checkmark program aligns with Bluesky’s existing domain-based verification system, which permits users to connect their profiles to a verified domain name. That feature continues to be accessible to all users.

At present, Bluesky is not processing direct verification requests. Nevertheless, the platform intends to roll out a request form for noteworthy individuals and organizations eager to achieve verified status or act as trusted verifiers in the future.