Facebook-owner Meta to roll out paid subscription

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<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img alt='A sign featuring Facebook's iconic 'Thumbs Up' Like button is displayed outside Facebook Headquarters in Menlo Park, California, USA, on October 25, 2021. John G. Mabanglo, EPA-EFE/file' src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/12/23/10536136-12232022-epa-efe.jpg' ><figcaption>A sign featuring Facebook's iconic 'Thumbs Up' Like button is displayed outside Facebook Headquarters in Menlo Park, California, USA, on October 25, 2021. <em>John G. Mabanglo, EPA-EFE/file</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Facebook and Instagram owner Meta will launch a paid subscription service starting at $11.99 a month allowing users to verify their accounts, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Sunday, following a similar move by Elon Musk at Twitter.</p><p>Meta Verified, which will roll out first in Australia and New Zealand this week, will let users "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," Zuckerberg said.</p><p>"This new feature is about increasing authenticity and security across our services," he wrote in a statement posted to his Facebook account. </p><p><script src='https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.5' async type='text/javascript'></script></p><div class='fb-post' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10114993498750111' data-width='auto'> </div><p>There would be no changes to accounts on Facebook and Instagram that are already verified, the company said, adding that only users who are over the age of 18 will be allowed to subscribe. The service is not yet available to businesses.</p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/02/16/23/meta-boosts-online-safety-education-for-teens-via-webtoons'>Meta boosts teen online safety education via interactive webtoons</a></li>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/12/07/22/meta-launches-parental-supervision-tools-on-instagram'>Meta launches Parental Supervision, Family Center tools on Instagram</a></li></ul><p>Musk's initial attempts to launch a similar service at rival social media network Twitter last year backfired wildly with an embarrassing spate of fake accounts that scared advertisers and cast doubt on the site's future.</p><p>He was forced to briefly suspend the effort before relaunching it to muted reception in December.</p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/02/09/23/twitter-service-stumbles-as-paying-users-get-more-room'>Twitter service stumbles as paying users get more room</a></li></ul><p>Meta's announcement comes as the social media behemoth grappled with financial difficulties over the past year, announcing in November that it would lay off 11,000 employees or 13 percent of its staff -- the largest worker reduction in the company's history.</p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe height='315' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/4k6T846X3rM?enablejsapi=1' width='560'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more News on <a href='https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news' target='_blank'>iWantTFC</a></div><p>The layoffs are part of a wave of redundancies announced by Silicon Valley giants in recent months, as the once unassailable sector faces economic gloom.</p><p>Meta is also under pressure for making a huge gamble on the metaverse, the world of virtual reality that Zuckerberg believes will be the next frontier online.</p><p>Investors last year punished Meta, sending the company's share price down by an astonishing two thirds over 12 months, but the stock has recovered some of the ground in 2023.</p><p>Zuckerberg has remained optimistic about Meta's future.</p><p>Earlier this month the company reported its first annual sales drop since it went public in 2012, but the fall was less brutal than expected.</p><p>The company also recently announced that the number of daily users on Facebook hit two billion for the first time.</p><p>st/bgs</p><p>© Agence France-Presse</p>

<p><script src='https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.5' async type='text/javascript'></script></p><div class='fb-post' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10114993498750111' data-width='auto'> </div><p>There would be no changes to accounts on Facebook and Instagram that are already verified, the company said, adding that only users who are over the age of 18 will be allowed to subscribe. The service is not yet available to businesses.</p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/02/16/23/meta-boosts-online-safety-education-for-teens-via-webtoons'>Meta boosts teen online safety education via interactive webtoons</a></li>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/12/07/22/meta-launches-parental-supervision-tools-on-instagram'>Meta launches Parental Supervision, Family Center tools on Instagram</a></li></ul><p>Musk's initial attempts to launch a similar service at rival social media network Twitter last year backfired wildly with an embarrassing spate of fake accounts that scared advertisers and cast doubt on the site's future.</p><p>He was forced to briefly suspend the effort before relaunching it to muted reception in December.</p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/02/09/23/twitter-service-stumbles-as-paying-users-get-more-room'>Twitter service stumbles as paying users get more room</a></li></ul><p>Meta's announcement comes as the social media behemoth grappled with financial difficulties over the past year, announcing in November that it would lay off 11,000 employees or 13 percent of its staff -- the largest worker reduction in the company's history.</p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe height='315' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/4k6T846X3rM?enablejsapi=1' width='560'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more News on <a href='https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news' target='_blank'>iWantTFC</a></div><p>The layoffs are part of a wave of redundancies announced by Silicon Valley giants in recent months, as the once unassailable sector faces economic gloom.</p><p>Meta is also under pressure for making a huge gamble on the metaverse, the world of virtual reality that Zuckerberg believes will be the next frontier online.</p><p>Investors last year punished Meta, sending the company's share price down by an astonishing two thirds over 12 months, but the stock has recovered some of the ground in 2023.</p><p>Zuckerberg has remained optimistic about Meta's future.</p><p>Earlier this month the company reported its first annual sales drop since it went public in 2012, but the fall was less brutal than expected.</p><p>The company also recently announced that the number of daily users on Facebook hit two billion for the first time.</p><p>st/bgs</p><p>© Agence France-Presse</p>

<p>Meta Verified, which will roll out first in Australia and New Zealand this week, will let users "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," Zuckerberg said.</p><p>"This new feature is about increasing authenticity and security across our services," he wrote in a statement posted to his Facebook account. </p>

<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img alt='A sign featuring Facebook's iconic 'Thumbs Up' Like button is displayed outside Facebook Headquarters in Menlo Park, California, USA, on October 25, 2021. John G. Mabanglo, EPA-EFE/file' src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/12/23/10536136-12232022-epa-efe.jpg' ><figcaption>A sign featuring Facebook's iconic 'Thumbs Up' Like button is displayed outside Facebook Headquarters in Menlo Park, California, USA, on October 25, 2021. <em>John G. Mabanglo, EPA-EFE/file</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Facebook and Instagram owner Meta will launch a paid subscription service starting at $11.99 a month allowing users to verify their accounts, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Sunday, following a similar move by Elon Musk at Twitter.</p>

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta will launch a paid subscription service starting at $11.99 a month allowing users to verify their accounts, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Sunday.

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Facebook-owner Meta to roll out paid subscription

Facebook-owner Meta to roll out paid subscription