Meta is launching a paid verification service for Facebook, Instagram

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The rumours were true. Meta is planning to launch a Twitter Blue-like subscription service called Meta Verified. It'll be coming to both Facebook and Instagram. And it will give users features like a blue badge, additional impersonation protection, and direct access to customer support. Mark Zuckerberg said the feature is "about increasing authenticity and security across our services." Now, whether people will be willing to pay for that is a different question. Meta plans to introduce the feature in Australia and New Zealand first.

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