Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) could one day allow everyone to be verified by one of the company's signature blue ticks, according to its CEO.
In a livestream on Periscope, Jack Dorsey said Thursday that opening verification to more people could help to make sure people on the platform are who they say they are.
"The intention is to open verification for everyone, and to do it in a way that is scalable where we (Twitter) are not in the way. And people can verify more facts about themselves and we don't have to be the judge or imply any bias on our part," Dorsey said.
Twitter introduced the blue checkmark in 2009, initially to public figures such as celebrities, but has since expanded to others like journalists and bloggers. Users need to apply for the blue tick, explaining why they need one.
But one company official says Twitter has often been criticized for it. He said that when it was introduced, the blue tick had a lot of "status" associated with it. People took it to mean that Twitter backed a certain person's view
Twitter has also been criticized for the number of bots and fake accounts on its platform. It admitted earlier this year that more than 50,000 Russian-linked accounts had posted material about the 2016 U.S. election.
Twitter began trading on the last day of the week at $35.10, up 25 cents from the session before, and within a 52-week trading range of $14.12 to $35.84
