What is VKontakte verification? – This is checking the user’s page for authenticity. You can also verify the VK community. If an identification mark (blue tick) appears on the page, then the verification was successful.
The identifying mark of a verified page or community is a blue check mark -
Let us note that not so long ago only famous personalities or large companies could receive the coveted blue tick. At the moment, verification has become much more accessible to the average person or small community.
Here you will learn how to verify personal pages and communities. Follow a few simple steps and you can get the coveted tick. It will show everyone that your page is genuine: there is a real person or organization behind it. A verification mark will appear to the right of the name or title.
What is a tick in VK
The VK check mark is a distinctive feature of a verified community page or famous person.
Verification, or verification , is confirmation that a VK page really belongs to a certain person or company.
Important! You can read more about verification in the official VK community or get help in the help.
What does the VK tick give?
- High position on VK search. After confirmation, your group will also appear in community recommendations. Below is a screenshot showing community recommendations with checkboxes. For WHO, the check mark was not included in the line due to the long name.
Example of displaying community recommendations - Loyalty of subscribers and new audiences.
- Protection from clones and attackers - you won’t be confused with fans or scammers.
Where to find a check mark in VK
The check mark is located to the right of the username or community name. If you see a check mark in the user's status, under his name, this page is not official.
The screenshot shows a check mark confirming the identity of the musician - verified page:
An example of how to confirm a VKontakte page - the page of a famous musician
Important! Catalog of official pages of famous people on VK.
In the mobile version of the application, a checkmark is shown in the search next to the name:
An example of how a checkmark is displayed in the mobile version
Here's what the checkbox looks like on the desktop version:
Displaying a checkmark for the user in the desktop version
And here is an example of what a checkmark looks like in a public page - a verified community:
An example of how to get verification in VK for a well-known public
Who can get a tick on VK
In 2021, VK developers changed the rules on how to earn a tick in VK. Previously, popular personalities and large enterprises could receive verification. Now the list has expanded:
- Opinion leaders are bloggers.
- Famous personalities - actors, musicians, athletes, directors, politicians, journalists.
- Commercial companies.
- Individual entrepreneurs.
- Museums and theaters.
- Event communities.
- Universities and schools.
- Game developers, streamers and popular gamers.
- Charitable foundations.
- MASS MEDIA.
Many people are interested in one question: “How can an ordinary person get a tick in VK?”, but the average user does not need this tick. If someone made a copy of your page, this problem can be solved in a simple way - write a complaint to VK technical support:
- Please indicate the reason for the complaint in the subject line of the email.
- In your message, please include a link to the clone page, also take a photo of your face against the background of the application and attach a screenshot of your passport.
The moderator will review your application and respond to you in private messages.
Form for filing a complaint about a clone page:
VK application form
Fake profiles
When talking about fake concepts, the first thing that comes to mind are phrases found on the Internet (fake news, fake account, photo, website).
As you already understand, a synonym for the word “fake” is the word “fake”.
Let's look at an example of a fake account.
Such a profile can be created for several purposes.
One of them, the most harmless in my opinion, is when a person, for some personal reason, does not want to advertise his presence on a social network. The surname is fictitious, instead of an avatar there are flowers or cats, there are few friends or these are also fakes.
In this case, the user does not deceive anyone, does not force anyone to do anything, sits quietly and reads his favorite public pages.
Second option.
The page may be created by scammers.
The most commonly used options are love letters for subsequent blackmail. Dishonest people create a page of a charming girl, find corresponding photos on the Internet, conduct correspondence on her behalf, and spin the interlocutor into some secrets, vulgarities, intimate photos and other shameful acts.
And then they simply extort money in exchange for silence. And, as a rule, they don’t keep their word, and this lasts endlessly.
I sincerely hope that all my subscribers are smart people and will not fall for such fakes.
Third option.
The real account is hacked by scammers.
Spam messages come from hacked profiles. This is most often prohibited information for distribution.
But it gets even worse when scammers send letters to all their friends asking for help in the form of transferring money.
Well, have you figured out how many friends would like to help you? And they would all fall for the thieves.
So, if you suddenly receive letters from friends asking for financial help on one account or another, rest assured that this is a scam. Don’t be lazy, ask your friend personally.
Another option is to create a celebrity profile.
This is not difficult to do, since photos, videos, events from the lives of stars are presented to us in detail through the media.
The scammers' task here is to add a large number of people as friends.
After this task is completed, a mailing occurs with wallet numbers of a “supposedly charitable foundation”, where users transfer their savings with a sense of pride.
Replenishing a charity fund account is noble, and when a star asks for it, fans cannot refuse.
But, unfortunately, not everyone knows how to find out if this is a real celebrity page (more on that below).
How to get a VKontakte checkmark for your personal page
Now let's figure out how to make an official VK page for a famous person. You may be famous in the country or in your city.
Conditions for making a verified VKontakte page:
- Login confirmation enabled.
- Profile photo set.
- The page is over three months old.
- More than 100 users have subscribed to the page.
Conditions for how to pass verification in VK
To set up verification, you need to go to the settings of your personal page - at the top right, find the avatar thumbnail and click on the arrow:
Go to personal page settings
Next, look for the line called “Verification” in the general settings:
How to find a verification request in your personal page settings
Click “Submit an application” - a window will open in front of you where you need to fill out the category for your page, select the country and city.
Application - how to put a tick in VK
Categories of famous personalities:
Selecting a category in the page confirmation application
Click on the “Continue” button. The page will show the full application where you need to tell us about yourself:
Application for confirmation of how to make your VK page official
Important! For information on how to properly take a photo of a document and take a photo against the background of the page, read the article from the VK developers.
How to make a VKontakte check mark for your personal page - send a photo of your passport and a photo of you in the background of your page. In the “General Information” column you need to add your works, send links to videos with your speeches or articles.
How to check the VK box for an organization’s page - prepare a certificate of registration of a legal entity or individual entrepreneur. You may also be asked for a trademark registration or a lease agreement.
After registration, the application will be sent to the moderator. The period for consideration of the request should not exceed one month. If you still don’t receive a response, contact VK technical support.
After confirming your application, you will receive the coveted check mark next to your name:
An example of how to check a box on VK - page of a popular RT journalist
We know that a personal page can be confirmed by popular personalities, but how to get a VKontakte checkmark if you are not a star? Become a popular person, which is logical. In fact, it is enough to maintain your own page, blog, third-party resource and talk about your work on VK.
- Become a thought leader for others. Tell us about yourself, what you use every day, or what you do or are passionate about.
- If you are a journalist, author, copywriter or teacher of the year, then feel free to attach your work where your name is indicated and receive the coveted tick.
- Even if you are not famous throughout the world, it is enough to be known in the city or at the enterprise where you work.
- To show activity on your page, add links to your work or websites.
- Don't be afraid to speak to an audience and receive criticism. Take into account the wishes of your subscribers and listen to their opinions, if this is useful advice, of course.
Many users ask the question: “How to check a box forever?” The check mark is valid for one year, after which you will need to reapply for confirmation. Two weeks before the end of the term, you will receive a notification in the “Bell” that it is time to update your data.
Important! Before becoming famous, read the VK rules.
Violations can cause you to lose your checkmark.
The fight against fakes is underway
The presence of fake profiles is a problem not only for the creators of social networks, but for all users.
Therefore, the fight against them must be waged by everyone together.
The development team uses its own methods to identify fakes aimed at committing illegal actions.
All social network users have the opportunity to report suspicious pages.
If a certain account receives numerous complaints, it will most likely be blocked later.
And this will be correct, because at the moment this is the best way to protect yourself from scammers.
How to get a VK tick for a community
The conditions for checking a VKontakte box for a community differ from a personal page:
- You created a community.
- Added two-factor authentication.
- The community type is an open group or public page.
- There is a photo in the public page and you filled out its description.
- The group is more than three months old.
- More than 100 people subscribe to the page.
Conditions for checking the VK box for a community.
An application can be submitted in the community settings. Click “Manage” on the right under the group avatar, and find in the “Settings” - “Verification” section:
Where to apply for community verification
Click “Submit an application”, a window will open in front of you where you need to indicate the category and location.
Registration of categories and location in the verification application
Community categories:
- Authors and opinion leaders.
- Business.
- Charity.
- Game industry.
- Movie.
- Culture.
- Music.
- Education.
- Society.
- MASS MEDIA.
- Sport.
Each has subcategories. For example, in “Business” there are two types - “Individual” and “Legal entity or individual entrepreneur”.
After filling out the initial form, proceed to the main one:
- To get started, tell us about your project and provide links where it is mentioned.
- Add a photo of the document and your photo in the background of the page.
- If you have a project website or its social networks, provide links to them.
- Add informal groups that are dedicated to the project.
Application form - how to tick VK for a community
Fields marked with an asterisk are required. We recommend filling out all the cells and collecting all links and mentions about you or your project.
The application is processed in two to four weeks. The moderator may ask you for additional documents for confirmation: brand registration, lease document, and so on. During the entire period of consideration, the form is allowed to be supplemented once, so provide all the information.
Important! Examples of official groups for cities and regions of Russia.
As a result, your community should have a checkbox like this:
An example of how to get a tick in VK
Was your application rejected? Don't be upset. It just means that the community needs to be developed further. If it's really important to you to prove to your audience that you are an official band:
- Fill out the description in detail.
- Publish interesting posts more often.
- Communicate with subscribers - open comments, messages and discussions in the group.
- Ask community members to spread the word about you through reposts. Use sweepstakes or promotions.
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