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Bumble adds an ID verification feature to win over cautious daters

Fast Company Tech

ID verification requests a government-issued ID to authenticate the user’s age and name and then adds a badge indicating they are who they say they are on their profile. Every product decision, policy, and innovation must be guided by their experience and outcomes, he said. Canada, and Mexico, with plans to expand further.

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Google rolls out new badges to help people avoid bad Chrome extensions

The Verge

The company says it has begun applying two new badges to extensions. Both new badges are live in the Chrome Web Store today. The second badge will be shown on extensions made by Established Publishers. But identity verification alone isn’t enough to earn the badge. Image: Google.

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Know the price-matching policies for Apple, Google, Microsoft, and others

The Verge

In order to keep customers happy — and prevent them from going elsewhere — many retailers offer price-matching policies where they promise to match a lower price that you’ve found elsewhere. What follows are the price-matching policies for a variety of major retailers. We could not find any evidence of a price-matching policy at DJI.

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Google warns hybrid workers about attendance, asks remote staff to consider coming back

TechSpot

According to an internal email, Google has updated its hybrid work policy this week. One of the changes is that it will start tracking hybrid employees' office badges to find out if they're coming in on the days they're supposed to – most are expected to be present three days. Read Entire Article

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Twitter verification returns early next year

The Verge

On Tuesday, Twitter announced that it would relaunch its verification process early next year along with brand-new guidelines for users seeking out that small, blue badge. The entirety of Twitter’s draft policy can be viewed here. After receiving feedback, Twitter plans to release the final policy on December 17th.

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Twitter admits it verified several fake accounts

The Verge

We have now permanently suspended the accounts in question, and removed their verified badge, under our platform manipulation and spam policy.”. “We mistakenly approved the verification applications of a small number of inauthentic (fake) accounts,” Twitter told the Daily Dot in a statement. “We

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Instagram will share revenue with creators for the first time through ads in IGTV

The Verge

For the first time in its history, Instagram will start sharing revenue with creators through ads in IGTV and badges that viewers can purchase on Instagram Live. As for the other ways in which creators can monetize, they can sell badges through Instagram Live, which will start testing next month with a small group of creators and businesses.

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