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Facebook and Instagram users will start paying $11.99 as a monthly subscription for a blue tick verification.<\/p>\n

Meta chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, announced this on Sunday, adding that the blue tick verification will cost $11.99 (\u00a39.96) a month on the web, or $14.99 for iPhone users, and will be available in Australia and New Zealand this week.<\/p>\n

Zuckerberg justified that the move will improve security and authenticity on the social media apps.<\/p>\n

Elon Musk, the owner of Twitter, implemented a paid-for verification system in November 2022.<\/p>\n

Although Meta’s paid subscription service is not yet available for businesses, anyone can pay for verification.<\/p>\n

Badges, also known as “blue ticks,” have been used as authentication tools for high-profile accounts.<\/p>\n

Meta explained that the subscription would provide paying users with a blue badge, increased visibility of their posts, protection from impersonators, and easier access to customer service.<\/p>\n

According to the BBC, the change will not affect previously verified accounts, but it will increase visibility for some smaller users who become verified as a result of the paid feature.<\/p>\n

Allowing paying users access to a blue tick<\/a> has caused problems for other social media platforms in the past.<\/p>\n

For instance, Twitter’s pay-for verification feature was paused last November when people started impersonating big brands and celebrities by paying for the badge.<\/p>\n

According to Meta, in order to be verified, Instagram and Facebook<\/a> usernames must match a government-issued ID document, and users must have a profile picture that includes their face.<\/p>\n

Reddit, YouTube, and Discord all use subscription-based models.<\/p>\n

Meta has not yet specified when the feature will be rolled out to other countries, although Zuckerberg said in a post it would be “soon”.<\/p>\n

In November, the company announced 11,000 job losses as a result of over-investment during the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

At the time, Zuckerberg said he had predicted an increase in Meta’s growth based on the rise it had over the pandemic, but that ultimately did not happen.<\/p>\n

“Many people predicted this would be a permanent acceleration,” he wrote, “I did too, so I made the decision to significantly increase our investments.”<\/p>\n

Instead, he said “macroeconomic downturn” and “increased competition” caused revenue to be much lower than expected.<\/p>\n

“I got this wrong, and I take responsibility for that,” he said at the time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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