Google expands financial services ad verification across 24 European markets
Google requires financial advertisers to complete new compliance checks or risk losing the ability to run some EU ads.
Topic: Identity verification service
Why Facebook account lockouts are rising and what’s driving them
AI moderation, stricter security signals, and platform scale are increasing false positives — often without meaningful human review.
Google clarifies policy on false information in advertiser verification
Google reinforces policy that submitting false information during advertiser verification is a violation that can lead to account suspension.
The new Google Business Profile verification flow: Platinum Product Expert explains how to succeed
New changes to GBP verification mean you need to have more information ready to prove your business is real.
Google tightens verification for lawyers in Local Services Ads
Google's new ID verification requirement for lawyers using LSAs aims to combat fraud but may pose challenges for some businesses.
Google is updating Local Services Ads verification process
The change is gradually rolling out in the U.S., beginning with smaller states and extending to larger states throughout the year.
Google Ads rolls out extra help for business operation verification
The guide outlines reasons for business operations verification failure.
Meta Verified is rolled out to brands on Instagram and Facebook
The subscription package includes exclusive benefits like a verified badge and new ways for your business to be discovered.
Suspended Google Ads advertisers may be required to pass advertiser verification
This policy kicks in on October 10, 2023 and will impact some advertisers.
Microsoft gives unverified advertisers more time
The company will now just pause ads in a few scenarios until Advertiser Identity Verification is completed.
Microsoft will only show ads from verified advertisers starting Aug. 1
Microsoft Advertising is also launching an Ad Library where users can view ads shown on Bing that have impressions in the EU.
Twitter introduces mandatory verification for advertisers
As Twitter's traditional blue check mark system reaches its conclusion, the social media platform's newly introduced paid verification process is causing quite the chaos.
Google Ads tests new verification badge
Google is continuing to test badges for advertisers that have been verified by Google Ads. Here's what the latest badge looks like.
Meta rolls out paid verification
For $12-$15 a month you can get a blue check on Facebook and Instagram
Meta is bringing the blue verification badge to Facebook and Instagram
Previously the blue checkmark was reserved for public figures such as lawmakers, actors, musicians, sports athletes and journalists.
Microsoft to implement advertiser identity verification
The latest effort aims to protect searchers, publishers, and advertisers from rising threats and attack vectors in a timely maner.
Google may require double verification for some business profiles
Google updated its help documents to say that it may require you to verify your business with an additional method.
Google Ads creates unified advertiser verification program
Google will combine its advertiser identity and business operations verification programs under a unified Advertiser verification program.
Google Ads updated political content policies
Google is ending some election ads exemptions, adding new election ads serving options and changing verification requirements.
Financial services advertisers in the UK must meet Google verification requirements by August 2021
ensure you meet the verification requirements to distinguish yourself from spam financial service advertisers and to prevent suspension.
Google will roll out identity verification program to all advertisers
Users will begin seeing advertiser disclosures beginning this summer.
Google invites more entities to take control of their Knowledge Panels and ‘get verified’
Suggest a featured image and control other factual information in the panel.
Google My Business now offering some businesses email-based verification
Now, you don't have to wait for the post card from Google or figure out how to get the phone verification through your phone tree. Some can verify their local listing via email.
Google Begins Verifying Google+ Accounts
Google has started adding small verification badges to certain Google+ accounts. The badges initially appear as a small, gray, circular checkbox to the right of the account name, and then expand on mouseover to say “verified name.” Our Editor-in-Chief Danny Sullivan is among the first group of accounts to be verified like this, and here’s […]
The Bassackwardness Of Being Verified On Twitter, Facebook & Google+
As we await for Google+ to figure out however it wants to handle verified accounts, it’s worth reflecting how Google already has a verification system in place that’s been lost and how Twitter’s supposedly “closed” program continues on in stealth mode. Why can’t either of these companies get it right? And why can’t Facebook even […]
Twitter To Offer “Verified Accounts”
Finally, Twitter’s making a move toward verified accounts — with the news coming out from the service in response to reports it had settled a lawsuit with the manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, Tony La Russa, over how someone apparently impersonated him on the service. Twitter denies any settlement. Earlier today, St. Louis Today […]