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The
subscription bundle for Instagram and Facebook, to be launched
later this week, also includes extra protection against
impersonation and will be priced starting at $11.99 per month on
the web or $14.99 a month on Apple's iOS system and Android.
Meta Verified will be rolled out in Australia and New Zealand
this week, with gradual launches in other countries to follow.
Meta's foray into subscription services follows Twitter, which
announced last month that Twitter Blue will be priced at $11 per
month.
The social media giant's CEO Mark Zuckerberg has earlier said it
was planning to launch several new products that would "empower
creators to be way more productive and creative," while
cautioning about the cost associated with supporting the
technology for a large user base.
Other social media apps, like Snap Inc's Snapchat and messaging
app Telegram launched paid subscription services last year, as a
new source of revenue.
(Reporting by Juby Babu in Bengaluru, editing by Deepa Babington
and Nick Zieminski)
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