Wiki Third-Party Verification on Telegram
| Wikimedia Third-Party Verification on Telegram | |
|---|---|
| Status of the proposal | |
| Status | under discussion |
| Details of the proposal | |
| Project description | Allowing the Wikimedia Foundation to become a Third-Party Verifier on Telegram so it can issue official custom verification badges (purple W icon + "This user was verified by organisation 'wikimedia'") to active editors, official accounts and trusted community members. |
| Is it a multilingual wiki? | No |
| Potential number of languages | Yes |
| Proposed tagline | Verified Wikimedia Contributors on Telegram |
| Proposed URL | https://telegram.org/verify#third-party-verification |
| Technical requirements | |
| New features to require | No new MediaWiki features required. Only needs creation of an official Wikimedia bot and registration as Third-Party Verifier through Telegram’s @VerifyBot (API fully supported since early 2025). |
| Interested participants | |
| GoldenJDM | |
Wikimedia Third-Party Verification on Telegram would allow the Wikimedia Foundation to give a trusted verification badge to genuine Wikipedia editors and official projects on Telegram. This feature is completely separate from Telegram’s own blue checkmark and uses the platform’s official Third-Party Verification system.
Proposed by
[edit]GoldenJDM (talk) GoldenJDM (talk) 13:14, 21 May 2026 (UTC)
Alternative names
[edit]- Wikimedia Telegram Verification
- Wikipedia Verified Badge on Telegram
- Wikimedia Verified on Telegram
Related projects/proposals
[edit]- Phabricator task: https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T426959
- Existing Wikimedia presence on Telegram (channels and bots)
- Other third-party verification systems used by organizations on Telegram
Domain names
[edit]Not applicable (this is an integration with an external platform, not a new wiki)
Mailing list links
[edit]Demos
[edit]- Telegram Third-Party Verification documentation: https://telegram.org/verify#third-party-verification