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Instagram Could Be Working On A Paid Verification Feature

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February 4, 2023
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Instagram, the Meta owned social media app, is rumored to be working on a paid verification feature, similar to what Twitter has with Twitter Blue.

Tech leaker, Alessandro Paluzzi, leaked a couple of code snippets that suggest Instagram is working on a subscription plan that includes a blue badge.

#Instagram is working on a subscription plan which includes the blue badge 👀

— Alessandro Paluzzi (@alex193a) February 2, 2023

Paluzzi shared screenshots of the specific code lines he’d found that read “IG_NME_PAID_BLUE_BADGE_IDV” and “FB_NME_PAID_BLUE_BADGE_IDV” suggesting paid verification. He noted that IDV could mean identity verification.

There were other code references to a new type of subscription product that were also in the latest builds of the Facebook app.

Twitter Blue, as you may be aware of, is a monthly subscription service that costs $8 to $11 and grants users access to the website’s verified checkmark as well as some experimental features.

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Offering paid verification was one of Elon Musk’s first moves after taking over Twitter, and it did make Blue appear more appealing to prospective subscribers.

However, its launch was a disaster because the company failed to implement safeguards to prevent random users from impersonating companies and high-profile personalities.

If Meta truly is developing paid verification, it has to find a way not to repeat Twitter’s mistake. Especially since Instagram users might scramble to get their profiles verified, considering how hard it currently is to get a blue badge on the app.

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