Meta’s paid verification program for Facebook and Instagram reaches more countries for $12 a month
Mark Zuckerberg announced in mid-February that he would begin testing a paid option on Facebook and Instagram. The enticement for users to subscribe to the premium version was going to be the ability to to verify their accounts and make them more securesomething that copied Elon Musk’s idea with Twitter Blue.
The feature was first implemented in Australia and New Zealand and, after a month in beta phase in the Oceanic countries, the measure has arrived in the United States. According to the platforms owner, purchasing the blue verification badge will allow users to have “proactive phishing protection” and direct access to customer support.
Internet users who opt for this novelty have two options: pay for. $12 per month on the web, or 15 dollars per month via iOS or Android and become Meta Verified. However, in the US, this advantage for paying users will have more limitations than in Oceania. For example, in the North American country, they will not have greater visibility.
Unlike Twitter Blue, blue verification on Instagram and Facebook is not achieved solely by paying a subscription. In order to become a premium user of Meta’s social networks, Internet users must meet two requirements: be of legal age and have two-factor authentication enabled.
As found by Meta Verified in Australia and New Zealand, subscribers will lose verification if they change their profile name or photo or their date of birth. If they want this mark back, they must go through the same procedure again.
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