{"id":610080,"date":"2023-02-20T07:49:22","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T13:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/20\/facebook-and-instagram-are-testing-selling-you-blue-checks-for-12-a-month\/"},"modified":"2023-02-20T07:49:22","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T13:49:22","slug":"facebook-and-instagram-are-testing-selling-you-blue-checks-for-12-a-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/20\/facebook-and-instagram-are-testing-selling-you-blue-checks-for-12-a-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook and Instagram are testing selling you blue checks for $12 a month"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Meta\u2019s testing paid verification for Instagram and Facebook for $11.99 per month on web and $14.99 per month on mobile. In an update on Instagram<\/a>, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that a \u201cMeta Verified\u201d account will grant users a verified badge, increased visibility on the platforms, prioritized customer support, and more. The feature\u2019s rolling out to Australia and New Zealand this week and will arrive in more countries \u201csoon.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis week we\u2019re starting to roll out Meta Verified \u2014 a subscription service that lets you verify your account with a government ID, get a blue badge, get extra impersonation protection against accounts claiming to be you, and get direct access to customer support,\u201d Zuckerberg writes. \u201cThis new feature is about increasing authenticity and security across our services.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In order to sign up to become Meta Verified, you\u2019ll need to meet minimum activity requirements, be at least 18 years of age or older, and submit a government ID that matches the name and photo you have on Facebook or Instagram. The new offering sounds a lot like Elon Musk\u2019s $8 per month version of Twitter Blue<\/a>, but Meta notes that it won\u2019t make any changes to accounts that have been verified using the company\u2019s previous requirements, including notability and authenticity.<\/p>\n

Additionally, users who sign up for the service will get exclusive stickers for Stories and Reels, and will also receive 100 free stars per month, or the digital currency you can use to tip creators on Facebook. Meta notes that businesses can\u2019t yet apply for a Meta Verified badge and that you can\u2019t change your profile name, username, birthday, or profile photo without going through the verification process all over again.<\/p>\n

\u201cLong term, we want to build a subscription offering that\u2019s valuable to everyone, including creators, businesses and our community at large,\u201d Meta writes in a blog post<\/a>. \u201cAs part of this vision, we are evolving the meaning of the verified badge so we can expand access to verification and more people can trust the accounts they interact with are authentic.\u201d<\/p>\n

When the service launches in Australia and New Zealand this week, it\u2019ll cost $19.99 AUD on web and $24.99 AUD on mobile, or $23.99 NZD on web and $29.99 NZD on mobile. The higher cost on iOS and Android is likely a way to offset the commission both Apple and Google take on in-app purchases.<\/p>\n

Rumors about the service first surfaced earlier this month when a report from TechCrunch<\/em> shared references<\/a> to paid verification in Instagram\u2019s source code. Social media consultant Matt Navarra later posted<\/a> what appears to be a support page for paid verification on either the Australian or New Zealand-based version of Instagram.<\/p>\n

With that said, it\u2019s hard to ignore the parallels between Meta\u2019s new checkmark subscription and Twitter Blue, which Musk just relaunched months ago. It seems like Meta\u2019s taking account authenticity a bit more seriously, however, as it still requires users to submit government IDs (like the old Twitter verification process did) and supposedly offers additional safeguards against fake accounts, although we still don\u2019t know what those are. Let\u2019s just hope it won\u2019t cause the flood of fake verified accounts we saw on Twitter<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n

Update February 19th, 3:15PM ET: <\/strong>Updated to add a quote from a Meta blog post.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\n Emma Roth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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