Meta has announced that Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp will now have a premium verification service to offer a blue badge on profiles, . For the verification accounting of profiles, people will have to opt for premium subscriptions starting from $1.99 per month, Meta Verified starts at $11.99 per month on web and $14.99 per month on iOS platforms. This week, the service will be made available in Australia and New Zealand for the first time.
People will be able to get their profiles verified with government identification. Along with profile verification, the subscription bundle for Instagram and Facebook also gives extra protection against impersonation. The additional information regarding the profile verification is yet to be released.
Twitter has started to charge premium under Twitter Blue subscription which offers blue tick to subscribers.
Why The Fees?
It’s the need for a non-ad-based sourced of revenue. It’s why YouTube Premium, Snapchat+, Reddit Premium, and more, exist.
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