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Al Jazeera Staff

X Blue users will need to send selfie, data to Israeli software company

The new logo of Twitter is displayed on an iPhone in Galway, Ireland [File: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters]

X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, will now require X Blue users to submit a selfie alongside a photo of a government-issued ID, according to a report by PC Magazine.

The user’s personal information required by the verification process will be handled by Israeli company AU10TIX software which will store the information for up to 30 days.

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