New Delhi: Meta has also announced Twitter-like paid subscription model for Instagram and Facebook that lets users to get a blue verified badge, access to the customer support, and other benefits with a monthly premium. Earlier, Twitter brought the blue tick paid subscription model that is allowing customers to purchase the blue tick, which was back then only given by the company for the popular, high-profile, and worthy accounts.
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Tech billionaire Elon Musk said it ‘inevitable’ when a Twitter channel took a swipe on Meta head Mark Zuckerberg for copying Twitter Blue model by bringing paid subscription. It wrote, “Zuckerberg copies Twitter: $12 bucks per month to get verified and receive a blue badge”.
It shared the post by Mark Zuckerberg announcing the new product in the broadcast channel. “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.”
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Meta verified starts at $11.99/ month on web and $14.99 for iOS and Android.
Inevitable
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 19, 2023
Netizens Mocks Zuckerberg for Copying Twitter Model
Mark Zuckerberg is launching Meta Verified.
Elon Musk: pic.twitter.com/J6TZlTeo7V— Mehul Fanawala (@MehulFanawala) February 20, 2023
Introducing Meta Verified, the subscription service that lets you trade your government ID for a blue badge, false sense of security, and direct access to customer support. Because nothing says authenticity like handing over personal info to a social media giant. Only… https://t.co/vtmjIBxhd8 pic.twitter.com/YriSW6fcDJ— Fixer (@DrillApps) February 19, 2023
Forget Meta Verified…Facebook should pay people 12 dollars to just stay on that platform.
— Sahil Shah (@SahilBulla) February 20, 2023
Side effects of blue tick…. pic.twitter.com/Qu6fnMdJqE
— Bhavesh Parihar (@bhaveshp1509) February 14, 2023
Twitter users with Blue tick
Till Last year Now pic.twitter.com/eYVGHRoFyN— Shubh (@kadaipaneeer) February 15, 2023
That’s how they react.