It Begins. Meta Is Also Offering Paid For Verification For Facebook & Instagram Now

[RAMROD 118,161]

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.

The company told the BBC the change would not affect previously verified accounts, but noted there would be an increase in visibility for some smaller users who become verified thanks to the paid feature. 

Allowing paying users access to a blue tick has previously caused trouble for other social media platforms.

Meta said Instagram and Facebook usernames will have to match a government supplied ID document to be granted verification, and users will have to have a profile picture that includes their face.

Meta has not yet specified when the feature will be rolled out to other countries, although Mr Zuckerberg said in a post it would be "soon". 

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery - and while many in the tech sector were quick to criticise Elon Musk for introducing a paid tier to the social network Twitter, it turns out his peers were watching closely.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64697560

[RAMROD 118,161]

As soon as Elon did this for Twatter, I already seen this coming. And now it's finally here. Wait for more websites to do the same too. Youtube, toktok, and more. 

[LateToCult 42,254]

11 minutes ago, RAMROD said:

As soon as Elon did this for Twatter, I already seen this coming. And now it's finally here. Wait for more websites to do the same too. Youtube, toktok, and more. 

When @Admin has us paying for our member scores next to our usernames, what then? 

[RAMROD 118,161]

4 minutes ago, LateToCult said:

When @Admin has us paying for our member scores next to our usernames, what then? 

We have paid for no ads before, so it will be the next step wbk 

[LateToCult 42,254]

1 minute ago, RAMROD said:

We have paid for no ads before, so it will be the next step wbk 

Us members with 30k+ scores need to unionize. We’ve wasted too many hours on this cult site to have it taken away from us…

[Railing 2,799]

33 minutes ago, RAMROD said:

Meta said Instagram and Facebook usernames will have to match a government supplied ID document to be granted verification, and users will have to have a profile picture that includes their face.

RIP people with stage names, influencers with anonymous avatars, etc. 

[Chromatography 10,186]

oh shut the **** up mark. this is just a thinly veiled half baked idea to gain more revenue. if you were truly interested in “authenticity/security” you would have everyone sign up with  government documentation, for free. i hate the rich 

[FFXIV WhiteMage 6,362]

This will only affect the influencers/celebrities/vloggers. 

[PunkTheFunk 125,734]

I just know my aunt is going to get herself verified so she can live her Martha Stewart fantasy and post more pictures of her backyard and her cat for her 10 followers.

[AsleepOnTheCeiling 7,044]

1 hour ago, LateToCult said:

Us members with 30k+ scores need to unionize. We’ve wasted too many hours on this cult site to have it taken away from us…

Sounds like at least $15/month worth of sentimental value to me @Admin

[spicemuncher 1,740]

Regardless of if I like this or not, I don’t agree with it being subscription based. You get verified once, why does the payment need to be ongoing? It should be a one time payment with a fixed rate for individuals and a higher rate for companies.

[Guest]

Verification is now a business model.

[SHALLOW 16,469]

Companies keep lowering the bar. What's new

[SHALLOW 16,469]

4 hours ago, RAMROD said:

As soon as Elon did this for Twatter, I already seen this coming. And now it's finally here. Wait for more websites to do the same too. Youtube, toktok, and more. 

We just have to make sure they don't get away with it. I could easily leave twitter, especially since it's been pretty awful lately

[Cameltoe Chariot 15,310]

I honestly don't think a lot of people are going to pay for this... having verification be something that happens at the discretion of the company made it exclusive and impressive. Kind of like buying a birkin bag, you can't just go into an Hermes store and buy one.

But now that anyone can have it, for only $15 or whatever... it feels cheap and cringe. I feel like only internet edgelords are going to buy this sh*t and everyone else won't care enough to pay for it