Irish Mae Silvestre
Feb 19 2023
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Most of us don’t like change, less so when something requires us to pay up. So people were obviously less than thrilled about the fact that if they want to verify their Facebook accounts, they’ll have to pay a monthly fee.
On Sunday, February 19, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook will be rolling out Meta Verified. Similar to Twitter blue, Facebook’s new subscription service that lets users verify their account with a government ID and a blue badge. He added that the new service will give users “extra impersonation protection against accounts claiming to be you” as well as access to customer support.
“This new feature is about increasing authenticity and security across our services,” he stated in the post.
Users in Australia and New Zealand will be the first ones who have the option to sign up for the service. As for rates, Meta Verified will start at USD$11.99 (CAD$16.16) a month on web or US$14.99 (CAD$20.20) a month on iOS.
Some people are onboard with the changes.
Others, less so.
MARK ZUCKERBERG
WE'RE FOLLOWING IN ELON'S FOOTSTEPS ...Pay to be Verified w/ Meta!!!
2/19/2023
Mark Zuckerberg is going the way of Elon Musk -- and by that, we mean he's rolling out a similar subscription plan that'll allow people to be official and legit on his platforms.
The Meta honcho announced a new verification program that the social media company will be rolling out soon. He writes, "Good morning and new product announcement: this week we're starting to roll out Meta Verified -- 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."
MZ adds, "This new feature is about increasing authenticity and security across our services. Meta Verified starts at $11.99 / month on web or $14.99 / month on iOS. We'll be rolling out in Australia and New Zealand this week and more countries soon."
For those worried that Facebook/Instagram would fall into the same problem Twitter has suffered since the launch of Twitter Blue -- i.e., fake accounts and impersonators -- Meta says it's already considered that ... and will take active steps to combat imposters and jokesters.
For starters, they're saying they're going to make people submit government IDs to help match them up to their own profile before handing out any blue checkmarks to the normies. Meta also says they'll be actively monitoring for BS accounts that might spring up.
As for all the public figures who were verified before ... Mark and co. say they're going to leave them be with their already-established verified status -- unlike Elon, who says he'll phase out legacy blue checks (regardless of who they are) and make people pay $8.
Elon has already caught wind of this news, BTW, and seems to be rolling his eyes. In response, he simply replied ... "Inevitable" and reacted to some memes about it too.
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