Meta’s new paid offering protects content creators from identity theft, but it also offers other benefits.
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Meta Verified: a paid certification badge on Instagram and Facebook
Now it’s official: the certification of a Facebook and Instagram account is tied to signing up for a monthly subscription called Meta Verified. The paid formula announced by Mark Zuckerberg in February is now available “Worldwide Deployment Course”. It is available for some users in France who were notified by a notification in their account.
Inspired by the example of competitor Twitter, which has been heavily criticized since its release, Meta Verified is aimed at creators and enables this “to establish its presence on Instagram and Facebook”. Understand: Prove to your community that your identity has not been usurped on the platform. “Our verification process requires government-issued ID and, whenever possible, a video selfie to ensure the authenticity of your account is assured.”, explains Meta on the overview page. Certified accounts have a badge that identifies them.
Meta Verified offers other benefits beyond the verification badge:
- Improved security protection and “Proactive Identity Monitoring”,
- Access to the support service in French to solve problems with the account,
- Exclusive stickers for reels and stories.
Who can subscribe to Meta Verified and at what price?
Currently the offer only applies to personal profiles. Companies are not eligible. The subscription is subject to several criteria:
- be at least 18 years old,
- Have a public or private profile with their full name, respect naming standards and add a profile photo with their face.
- Enable two-factor authentication,
- Do you have a valid ID document,
- enable post history,
- Note the terms of use.
Note: Once the profile is certified, it is no longer possible to change the username, profile photo or date of birth without restarting the process.
The Meta Verified subscription price is $13.99 per month for the desktop version and $16.99 per month for the iOS and Android versions. Alternatively, you can purchase a subscription to Meta Verified on Facebook “is not transferrable on Instagram” and vice versa, the company tells us.
How to subscribe to Meta Verified
To get the subscription for the desktop version on Facebook, go to this address. The offer is not yet available on Instagram. To subscribe to the iOS and Android application, do the following:
- Open the Facebook app,
- Access the menu by clicking on your profile picture at the bottom right of the screen (on iOS) or at the top right (on Android).
- Choose Settings and Privacy,
- Click on Ideas (on iOS),
- Keep pushing Accounts section.,
- Choose Meta Verified in the appearing menu,
- Click on the box Subscribe to.
- Open the Instagram app,
- Click on the icon at the bottom right of the screen to access your profile.
- Access the menu by clicking on the icon in the shape of three lines in the top right.
- Choose Meta Verified in the appearing menu,
- Click on Subscribe to.
