Twitter on Saturday, May 29, announced it was pausing public submissions for account verification, a little over a week since the platform reopened the process on May 20.

Twitter said that it will be reviewing current submissions but will reopen for new requests soon.

Twitter had originally put a freeze on public verification requests back in 2017.

In its return, Twitter had new rules for verification including that the account should have been active in the last six months, and must be in one of the following categories: government, companies, brands and organizations, news outlets and journalists, entertainment, sports and gaming, activists, organizers, and other influential individuals. – Rappler.com