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A new subscription service that would let Facebook and Instagram users pay for a verified account is currently being tested by Meta.
Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, revealed Meta Verified on his social media channels on Sunday. According to him, testing will start this week in Australia and New Zealand and spread to other nations soon.
Meta will use a government identity to authenticate a user’s account and grant the account a blue badge for USD 11.99 per month on the web or USD 14.99 per month on Apple and Android operating systems. Traditionally, Meta’s blue badges were given away only to well-known individuals or organisations.
According to Meta, subscribers would also have additional security against account impersonation and direct access to customer care.
“This new feature is about increasing authenticity and security across our services,” Zuckerberg said in his message.
