One of the criticisms Elon Musk always did to Twitter was the number of bot accounts that were in the social network, at that time managed by jack dorsey. Now that he has control of the platform, he wants to reverse this particularity, which is negative for him.
To do so, it will most likely run identification techniques on users. A simple email with a confirmation link does not seem enough, so a national identification document is being tested (like ID) accompanied by a video selfie of the users that corroborates the biometric data.
For now this is an option that only goes to premium users who request Twitter Blue. “Twitter (X) is still working on identity verification. You must upload a photo of your ID and take a live selfie,” said a user who was asked for this feature to advance registration.
This is not new in the world of technology. Banks, especially in the pandemic, applied it to support the opening of new accounts.
The permits for covid-19 at the entrances of the countries also applied this modality, which for a social network seems excessive, but certainly helps in eliminating bot accounts from the X social network.