Meta Verified UK rollout nearing as subscription option starts showing on Facebook and Instagram
Tom Sykes
Posted On 08/05/2023 
Meta appears to be readying a further expansion of its Meta Verified subscription service, with Facebook and Instagram users in the UK seeing a new Meta Verified tab appearing in the two apps, suggesting that an expansion is near imminent.
Currently only available in the US, Canada and Australia, Meta Verified offers subscribers the platform’s blue verification badge, premium customer support, prioritization in comments, exclusive stickers to be used in Stories, and more, with Meta following in the footsteps of Twitter by allowing users to pay to show a blue badge on their profile.
Unlike Twitter’s paid-for verification badge, ‘Meta Verified’ is only available to accounts representing people and not businesses. It also requires formal ID checks prior to subscribing, which is something Twitter did not do to begin with.
Meta Verified costs $14.99 USD/month (iOS/Android) or $11.99 USD/month on the web. The company is yet to confirm when the subscription service will officially launch in the UK or to other countries around the world.
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