By Juliet Buna
Meta facebook’s parent company is set to charge its users for blue tick verification.
Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder, and CEO of Meta made the announcement in a post via his verified Facebook handle on Sunday.
He wrote,”Good morning and new product announcement.
“This week we’re starting to roll out Meta Verified — a subscription service that lets you verify your account with a government ID, get a blue badge, get extra impersonation protection against accounts claiming to be you, and get direct access to customer support.
” This new feature is about increasing authenticity and security across our services. Meta Verified starts at $11.99/month on web or $14.99 / month on iOS. We’ll be rolling out in Australia and New Zealand this week and more countries soon.”