Meta to introduce paid-for verification for Instagram

[Social Media]

Instagram and Facebook users will now be able to pay for a blue tick verification, parent company Meta has announced.

Meta Verified will cost $11.99 (£9.96) a month on web, or $14.99 for iPhone users.

It will be available in Australia and New Zealand this week.

Mark Zuckerberg, Meta chief executive, said the move will improve security and authenticity on the social media apps.

The move comes after Elon Musk, owner of Twitter, implemented the premium Twitter Blue subscription in November 2022.

Meta's paid subscription service is not yet available for businesses, but any individual can pay for verification.

 

Badges - or "blue ticks"- have been used as verification tools for high-profile accounts to signify their authenticity.

The subscription would give paying users a blue badge, increased visibility of their posts, protection from impersonators and easier access to customer service, Meta said in a post on their website.

[ozimoron]

I really hope this is a sign of a desperate financial position and not just milking captive cows.

[John Drake]

I remember the derisory remarks made about Musk and Twitter when he introduced the blue check. A few months later, and, now, his competitors are following him along the same path. 

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4 hours ago, John Drake said:

I remember the derisory remarks made about Musk and Twitter when he introduced the blue check. A few months later, and, now, his competitors are following him along the same path. 

Who knows? Maybe they'll realize the success that has eluded Musk.

 

[Doctor Tom]

I'm glad I dont indulge in social media. Basic Internet for me and e mail for communication.  My only exception is Whatsapp to talk to my kids and it pains me that it's owned by Facespace, or is it Instachat, or Snapbook?