Meta subscription service launched at $11.99 a month, to provide protection against impersonation

Meta Platforms on Sunday introduced that it’s testing a month-to-month subscription service, referred to as Meta Verified, which is able to let customers confirm their accounts utilizing a authorities ID and get a blue badge, because it seems to be to assist content material creators develop and construct communities.

The subscription bundle for Instagram and Facebook, to be launched later this week, additionally contains further safety in opposition to impersonation and might be priced beginning at $11.99 monthly on the internet or $14.99 a month on Apple’s iOS system and Android.

Meta Verified might be rolled out in Australia and New Zealand this week, with gradual launches in different nations to observe.

Meta’s foray into subscription providers follows Twitter, which introduced final month that Twitter Blue might be priced at $11 monthly.

The social media big’s chief govt officer Mark Zuckerberg has earlier stated it was planning to launch a number of new merchandise that may “empower creators to be way more productive and creative,” whereas cautioning about the fee related to supporting the know-how for a big consumer base.

Other social media apps, like Snap Inc’s Snapchat and messaging app Telegram launched paid subscription providers final yr, as a brand new income.

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