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Meta has no doubt been watching and assessing the paid for Twitter blue badge affair has gone down and decided to cash in on it themselves by launching their own ‘Meta Verified’ subscription service this week to select users on Facebook and Instagram in Australia and New Zealand.

Please don’t get too excited, wait until you hear how much Meta wants to get from you each month.

To be verified you need a government ID. Most likely only drivers licenses and passports will be acceptable, at least in the beginning. Rather discriminatory to those of us who don’t drive, or have a valid passport.

Meta automaton Mark Zuckerberg says the Meta Verified service is designed to increase authenticity and security. Yeah sure it is Mark.

The fee (and I am getting to it) includes extra protection against impersonation and direct access to customer support. As holder of social media platforms, you’d think communication with those behind the platforms should be included for anyone using it.

The monthly subscription is more if you purchase on your iOS or Android device. Still it’s $19.99 Australian a month on the web, or $24.99 a month via the app. $23.99 New Zealand a month on the web and a whopping $29.99 New Zealand a month in app.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-20/instagram-and-facebook-test-monthly-subscription-service/101997170?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=mail&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web

https://about.fb.com/news/2023/02/testing-meta-verified-to-help-creators/

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