JW Pressroom on Social Media

[Dages]

I need to screenshot when we get at 144000 followers 😂 

[bvr]

The verified badge on Instagram has been removed, and the links have been updated. We’ll see what happens next. Things seems to have calmed down.

It’s the end of the month, so you know gotta pay those subscriptions. 😅

Edited 22 hours ago by bvr

[Brandon]

22 minutes ago, bvr said:

verified badge on Instagram has been removed

From our account?

 

22 minutes ago, bvr said:

the links have been updated

Please elaborate

[Barbllm]

Tiktok? Really?

 

Better than Facebook, I suppose. This should be interesting to say the least. I'm on IG and Threads.

 

[jwzhang]

4 hours ago, Dages said:

I need to screenshot when we get at 144000 followers 😂 

 

As of May 31, 2026 at 21:51:11 Eastern Time 

 

Too bad it wasn't at 19:14 or 14:40:00 lol just joking

[AYMA]

14 hours ago, bvr said:

The verified badge on Instagram has been removed, and the links have been updated. We’ll see what happens next. Things seems to have calmed down.

I noticed same however according to DownDetector there have been IG problems the last 24hrs - as I have had too - so possibly could that be the reason? Guess we will have to wait and see. 🤔😊

[jwzhang]

I am confused. Why is there another one with only 71 followers but same handle(jw_pressroom)? 🧐

[Patience87]

I'm going to say that is an imposter. Look how many "s" are in the handle. Incorrectly spelled, but so easy to overlook.

[jwmanubcn]

We already have 154,000 followers. I believe that between this week and next we will surpass one million followers, as soon as it is announced in the nearly 120,000 congregations around the world.

[bvr]

2 hours ago, jwzhang said:

I am confused. Why is there another one with only 71 followers but same handle(jw_pressroom)? 🧐

That is a fake account. There is an extra “s” in the handle. Please report it to instagram as fake/impersonating account. 

[Landon1285]

19 hours ago, bvr said:

The verified badge on Instagram has been removed, and the links have been updated. We’ll see what happens next. Things seems to have calmed down.

It’s the end of the month, so you know gotta pay those subscriptions. 😅

Can false reporting temporarily take away the verified badge on ig? 

[Tortuga]

9 minutes ago, bvr said:

That is a fake account. There is an extra “s” in the handle. Please report it to instagram as fake/impersonating account. 

It will be a shame if WHQ decides to stop the pilot program because of the imposters, but that is the purpose of a pilot program...

[jwmanubcn]

I just heard the announcement about the organization's new official accounts on the social media platforms Instagram and TikTok at the English Congregation of Barcelona.

[Brandon]

Why don’t they post links to the correct accounts on JW.org 🤔

 

seems like it would solve a whole lot…

Edited 2 hours ago by Brandon

[Qapla]

Perhaps they will after the announcement has been read in congregations in all the time zones

Edited 2 hours ago by Qapla

[bvr]

I was in a call with the Office of Public Information and the team handling the social media accounts are completely aware of such fake accounts and are working on it. They are also evaluating about bringing back the verified badge again.

 

However, we will only know the result based on what we are seeing on the social media accounts within the next several days or weeks.

 

For us, we just need to make sure we post correct information in this topic. Because search engines and AI searches are using our comments from this topic as their source of information.

 

Instagram has the authority to evaluate each account and can remove a verified badge if it determines that further review is needed. If everything is verified again, the checkmark may return.

Another possibility is that the OPI social media team adjusted something on the account, such as the profile details or links, which may have placed the badge on hold while Instagram reviews the changes. Once Instagram verifies the account updates, the verified checkmark may return.

Edited 1 hour ago by bvr

[Brandon]

11 minutes ago, bvr said:

They are also evaluating about bringing back the verified badge again.

Did they say why it's gone?

[bvr]

3 minutes ago, Brandon said:

Did they say why it's gone?

No, unfortunately. I didn’t ask because I called to provide feedback and details to the current situation outside of their circle.