Written By Shubham Verma
Instagram may soon show you posts from paid verified users
The new Meta Verified toggle will appear as an option under “Following” and “Favourites” when you tap the Instagram logo.
Published By: Shubham Verma | Published: Oct 24, 2023, 12:47 PM (IST)
If you have liked any post on Instagram and want to show it to your friends, you can do this by going to Profile> Hamburger Menu> Your Activity> Interactions> Likes.
Highlights
- Instagram is testing a new feed full of posts from paid verified users.
- This feed will be available as a toggle to users.
- Meta Verified was launched earlier this year to allow users get a blue tick.
Taking a cue from Elon Musk-owned X, which charges users and gives them more controls, Meta-owned Instagram is testing a feed that will only allow posts from paid verified users. Reports surfaced earlier this year that Meta is testing a new subscription service that would let Facebook and Instagram users pay for a verified account. Instagram head Adam Mosseri said the company is “exploring this as a new control for people and a way for businesses and creators to get discovered”. 
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The new Meta Verified toggle will appear as an option under “Following” and “Favourites” when you tap the Instagram logo at the top of the app, reports The Verge. The Meta Verified programme costs $11.99 on the web or $14.99 in its Android or iOS app, as it gives people a new way to try and appear more prominently in an Instagram feed. Mosseri encouraged people to “let us know if you’d be interested in using this,” new feed for verified users. Also Read: Meta AI Adds UPI Lite, Hindi Support, and Deepika Padukone’s Voice to Ray-Ban Glasses in India
Meta introduced paid verification for Instagram and Facebook earlier this year, inspired by X (formerly Twitter). The Meta Verified programme allows anyone to get a blue verification tick, as well as better customer support and protection from impersonation for a monthly or yearly subscription. It was introduced under a pilot programme in Australia and New Zealand before it was rolled out to other markets such as India and the US. Meta made the programme available to business accounts in September. Also Read: Meta Wants Employees To Build The Metaverse 5X Faster Using AI
Reports surfaced earlier this month that Meta is planning to charge $14 for accessing an ad-free Instagram or Facebook in Europe where users will have an option to pay the fee or agree to see personalised ads. If users in Europe want to access both Instagram and Facebook, they can get the combo for $17 per month, reports The Wall Street Journal. Those who pay for the subscriptions would not see ads while Meta would also continue to offer free versions of the apps with ads in the EU.
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— Written with inputs from IANS
