New Delhi: Meta has announced to rolling out this week ‘Meta Verified’ for creators on Instagram – a paid subscription service that lets them verify their accounts with a government ID, get a blue badge, get extra impersonation protection against account claiming to be them and get direct access to customer support. Mark Zuckerberg in a new announcement post shared on Meta Broadcast channel the details of the new product for Meta products.
Meta Verified starts for creators at $11.99/ month on web or $14.99/ month on iOS. Initially, the new service will roll out in Australia and New Zealand this week, which will soon be expanded into other countries.
It’s not clear so far whether the ‘Meta Verified’ subscription service is available for Android users or not. It is possible that Android users have to wait a little longer to get the paid subscription service.
In simple terms, any content creator on Instagram can buy the blue badge and verify its account by paying a monthly premium. The paid subscription service is similar to Twitter Blue that will help tech giant Meta to create a new revenue stream.
Elon Musk led microblogging platform Twitter has brought the paid verification service for blue tick at monthly charges to users across the world. It lets users to get a blue verified badge, post longer videos, edit tweet, upload 1080p videos, see half the ads and many more benefits.
