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X Check column

On some webcentive category pages, each listing has an X column, just before whois. We call it the X Check column. It shows whether the listed site has a verified official account on X (formerly Twitter):

X: @CG_Trader	Green X: the site has an official X account. Tap it to open that account (here, @CG_Trader for cgtrader.com).
X: none found	Amber dash: no official X account was found for that site.

Why it helps

Spot impostors: follow the account the company really runs, not a look-alike.
See if a company is active: a live, posting account is one sign the business is still going.
Follow official news: recalls, outages, launches and deals often show up on X first.

It is one of the quick lookups on each listing, alongside whois (who owns the domain), history (Wayback Machine), safety (Google Safe Browsing) and sitesearch.

How we verify a handle

We start from the site's own link to X, when it has one.
The account must exist and link back to the site, or clearly match it and carry a verified badge.
It must be active, with a post within about the last 12 months.
Accounts that belong only to a parent company, unrelated accounts with the same name, and abandoned accounts get the dash.
We check handles by hand when a page is built or rechecked. We never guess.

What the dash does not mean
The amber dash is not a safety judgment. Many good sites, such as government agencies, museums and small makers, simply have no X account, or one we could not confirm. To check a site, use the whois, history and safety links on the same row.

Wrong or missing handle?
Tell us on the Add URL page: pick the category, enter the site and put the correct X handle in the "Why is it useful?" box. We check it the same way before it goes on the page.

Accessibility
Each X Check mark has a text title and label that screen readers read out, such as "@CG_Trader on X" or "No X account found", so the column does not rely on color or the logo alone. Both marks also work in the Light, Dark, Grey and Pink modes.

Pages with the X Check column

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