X partners with Au10tix to offer paid users government ID-based account verification, which is not available in the EU or the UK, likely due to strict data laws (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:

X partners with Au10tix to offer paid users government ID-based account verification, which is not available in the EU or the UK, likely due to strict data laws  —  X, formerly Twitter, has launched government ID-based account verification for paid users to prevent impersonation and give them benefits such as “prioritized support.”