Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced that it will be testing out a monthly subscription service that allows users to verify their accounts.
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, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced on Sunday that it will be testing out a monthly subscription service that allows users to verify their accounts.The move is aimed at "increasing authenticity and security across our services," Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote in aCalled Meta Verified, the subscription service will be rolled out this week in Australia and New Zealand, with other countries soon to follow, Zuckerberg wrote.
It will allow users to verify their accounts using a government ID. In return, users will gain a verified blue badge, direct access to customer support and "extra impersonation protection against accounts claiming to be you," according to Zuckerberg.The big picture:
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