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<p>The Telegram team generally verifies <em>active</em> official <strong>channels</strong>, <strong>bots</strong> or <strong>public groups</strong> that have verified accounts on <strong>at least two</strong> of these services:</p>
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<li><strong>TikTok</strong></li>
<li><strong>Instagram</strong></li>
<li><strong>Facebook</strong></li>
<li><strong>YouTube</strong></li>
<li><strong>Twitter</strong></li>
<li><strong>VK</strong></li>
<li><strong>Snapchat</strong></li>
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<p>Please add a <strong>link</strong> to your Telegram channel to your profiles on these services — so that we can confirm that they indeed belong to you. Once this is done, please contact our <ahref="https://t.me/verifybot">@VerifyBot</a> for verification.</p>
<h3><aclass="anchor"name="what-if-i-don-39t-have-a-verified-account-on-two-of-these-servic"href="#what-if-i-don-39t-have-a-verified-account-on-two-of-these-servic"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>What if I don't have a verified account on two of these services?</h3>
<p>If you have an <ahref="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Proposed_deletion">undisputed</a> page on Wikipedia, that satisfies Wikipedia's <ahref="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability">Notability Guidelines</a>– and that page lists a link to your channel, bot or public group on Telegram – it can be counted as <strong>one</strong> of the missing verified accounts.</p>
<p>In the case of organizations, a link to the Telegram channel from the official website of the organization may also be taken into account. The bot will offer to submit <strong>additional data and comments</strong> after checking the social media links.</p>
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<p>If you're using a <strong>Wikipedia</strong> or <strong>Official Website</strong> link instead of one of the social media accounts, please make sure that they include a <strong>link</strong> to the channel, group or bot you want to verify on Telegram.</p>
<h3><aclass="anchor"name="what-does-verification-mean"href="#what-does-verification-mean"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>What does verification mean?</h3>
<p>This means the channel, group or bot is <strong>official</strong> and their verification application was approved by Telegram. Any organization or public figure is welcome to <ahref="https://t.me/VerifyBot">apply for verification</a>– the process and requirements are the same <strong>for all applicants</strong>.</p>
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<p>Special badges <imgclass="icon"src="/file/464001906/107ca/Y-sn47RDLAk.1898/a6ad0e5cfb2699cf01"alt="Verification Check"> appear for verified chats on their info pages, as well as in users’<strong>chat lists</strong> and <strong>search results</strong>.</p>
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<p>Verification is <strong>not an endorsement</strong> of any opinions or content shared by a chat – rather, it is meant to give users, journalists and researchers a way to <strong>identify official sources</strong>.</p>
<h3><aclass="anchor"name="can-my-user-account-be-verified"href="#can-my-user-account-be-verified"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>Can my user account be verified?</h3>
<p>Sorry, Telegram doesn’t verify user accounts at the moment. Verification is only available for big and active official channels, groups and bots.</p>
<h3><aclass="anchor"name="do-i-need-verification"href="#do-i-need-verification"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>Do I need verification?</h3>
<p>Note that verification doesn't give any additional abilities in Telegram - it is simply <em>one</em> of the ways to demonstrate that your channel, group or bot is official. A link to Telegram on your official site or other official accounts elsewhere can achieve a similar result.</p>
<h3><aclass="anchor"name="how-do-i-change-the-name-or-short-link-after-verification"href="#how-do-i-change-the-name-or-short-link-after-verification"><iclass="anchor-icon"></i></a>How do I change the name or short link after verification?</h3>
<p>A verified channel, group or bot can't change its <strong>name</strong> or <strong>short link</strong> (t.me/…). If changes are necessary, you can remove verification status first. Contact <ahref="https://t.me/verifybot">@VerifyBot</a> and send <code>/unverify</code>. You can then reobtain verification using the bot.</p>
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