Twitter to Start Verifying Accounts for Top Congressional Candidates

Twitter announced it will begin verifying congressional candidates who qualify for primaries, a reversal from its previous policy that only offered the coveted "blue check" to candidates who qualified in general elections. The company said it will now verify all candidates running for the House, Senate or governor's mansion across the country in an effort to level the playing field between incumbents and little-known challengers.

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