Facebook is preparing to launch a Meta Verified service, collecting membership fees by verifying identity with an ID card that pays monthly service fees and care will receive a blue tick or Blue Tick Verification, enhancing the privileges of VVIP users, analysts predict to digital asset accounts, crypto , NFT, etc.
Reuters news agency reports that Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Meta, the owner of the social media platform Facebook, announced a major adjustment to his business strategy. By copying the monthly billing model to verify identity. Just like Elon Musk, the Twitter service announces charging different rates to users. Personal, Brand or Business by Mark Zuckerberg He said he would launch a service Meta Verified (Meta Verified), which allows users to pay membership fees with an ID card with identity verification. Or an ID card issued by a government agency for Facebook and Instagram users (it is expected to start collecting gradually every month for Instagram after this and there may be a double discount promotion for users of both platforms)
The new distinction that users get after Meta Verified is the Verification Mark symbol. It is a blue tick (Blue Tick Verification) to confirm that it is the account of the owner of that identity. to prevent counterfeiting, impersonation of accounts by Crooks In addition, they are privileged to offer direct access to account holders from Meta’s VVIP team to get help if they run into problems, whether due to hacker threats or modified to reach specific audiences.
There are also two pricing platforms: Meta Verified starts at $11.99 for web use, about 400 baht per month, while for smartphones the iOS operating system application will cost $14.99 per month, or about 520 baht per month (from the exchange rate as of February 20, 2023.) This Meta Verified Monthly can be extended to support future integration of crypto and digital asset transactions. According to Mark Zuckerberg’s metaverse policy. such as storing crypto coins or NFTs, etc.
The purpose of this method is that the company wants to use it to deal with the large number of fake accounts impersonating important people and to improve security and identity verification on the platform. which collects this new monthly fee It will be used initially for personal verification before moving on to business. The user must use the same name as the name on the ID card. (Both English and the official language of the country) to be verified and users must have a profile picture with their own face. Meta Verified will initially be available in Australia and New Zealand in the coming weeks. After that, it will gradually open for service in other countries soon.
Back then, the monthly billing model came from Twitter, the world’s second largest social media platform. who initiated a fee to verify their identity while screening real users in hopes of removing spambots from the system These are fake accounts created by software developers for a purpose. There are also other sites that charge monthly fees such as Reddit, a large online community (such as pantip.com in Thailand), YouTube, a platform for listening to music and watching video clips without ads, and Discord. Featuring live chats and streams from different types of users around the world. by such a platform There is a subscription model and similar use. But it will receive privileges in different functions from normal accounts.
However, regular users who are not registered for Meta Verified will still be able to use it as usual without any charges. But it will not be able to modify other functions in the system after introducing Meta Verified, for example, not being able to close the displayed feed ads.
This new Meta Verified service will not affect users with the blue check mark or Blue Tick Verification, which has been previously verified. (Do not register to verify again) in any way, but it may affect the form of imposing additional payments later. to open visibility to posts and other users (unlike employed To get this badge that will have more services that will be suitable for profiles of celebrities, celebrities, singers etc.)
