Instagram and Facebook to get paid-for verification

According to parent firms Meta, Instagram, and Facebook, users may now pay for blue tick verification.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated that the move will increase security and authenticity on social networking platforms. Although Meta’s premium membership service is not currently accessible for companies, anybody can pay for verification.

According to Meta, the subscription would provide paying users with a blue badge, better exposure of their postings, protection against impersonators, and quicker access to customer care.

According to the BBC, the move would not affect existing confirmed accounts, but it will improve exposure for certain smaller users who become verified as a result of the premium function.

Meta has not yet announced when the tool would be handed out to other countries, although Mr. Zuckerberg said in a post it will be “soon”.

Mr. Zuckerberg stated at the time that he had projected an increase in Meta’s growth based on its surge during the epidemic, but that this did not occur.