Facebook and Instagram to get paid verification as Twitter charges for two-factor SMS authentication
by Josh Taylor from Technology | The Guardian on (#6917C)
Mark Zuckerberg follows Elon Musk's lead in introducing fee for blue ticks, while Twitter to restrict 2FA via SMS to paid users
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Facebook and Instagram users will soon need to pay to be verified on the social media platforms, as Meta follows in the footsteps of rival platform Twitter.
Mark Zuckerberg, Meta's chief executive, announced in a Facebook post on Sunday that the service would first roll out in Australia and New Zealand later this week.
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