Following Twitter’s controversial verification rollout, other social media platforms are trying their luck. Reddit is the latest platform to join the trend with its new testing of “official badges”. The company said it is testing these labels with a small set of profiles as proof of authenticity. The label appears like a flair next to the username.
“This is currently only available to a *very* small (double-digit) number of profiles belonging to organizations with whom we already have existing relationships, and who are interested in engaging with Redditors and communities on our platform,” the company said in a post. There have been no announcements about an application process or fees associated with the verification process.

Reddit is taking steps to reintroduce accessibility features for their apps. Users expressed concern and frustration over the recent changes to the platform’s API, which disabled several apps that had valuable accessibility features. In July, community members used r/Place to stage a protest, creating a massive digital whiteboard on Reddit to draw attention to the issue.

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