Meta, mum or dad firm of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has introduced the launch of a premium verification service to supply blue badge on profile. The subscription begins for $11.99 per thirty days on the Web and $14.99 per thirty days on iOS platforms. This week, the service might be made obtainable in Australia and New Zealand for the primary time.

Paid customers can get their profile verified with a authorities id. Along with profile verification, the subscription bundle for Instagram and Facebook additionally offers additional safety in opposition to impersonation.

Though Meta has but to launch further details about the service, phrase of the brand new subscription service has been spreading for a couple of days. According to TechDroider, Meta Verified will solely be obtainable to confirm profiles, not Pages. On Saturday, a screenshot of a purported coverage web page was shared by Tech portal on Twitter to help the declare. It learn, “You can subscribe to Meta Verified to receive a verified badge for your profile… Note: Meta Verified is available to verify profiles only, not Pages. Notable Pages can still apply for a verified badge.”

This comes after one other social media platform, Twitter has began to cost premium below Twitter Blue subscription which presents blue tick to subscribers. For Indian customers the paid service is obtainable as ₹650 and ₹900 per thirty days on web site and cellular, respectively.