Instagram Users Can Now Easily Get ‘Blue Tick’ for Meta Verified, Now Available in India – Check Eligibility

Blue checkmark for Indian users: Indian users can now subscribe to the company’s subscription service, Meta Verified, which gives you a verified blue checkmark and several other benefits, such as enhanced account security, for no monthly cost. In place of using ‘notability’ as the criteria, Meta Verified, which is available for iOS and Android users at a cost of Rs 699, will authenticate accounts using government ID proof. The business also plans to charge web users Rs 599 soon.

Of course, the coveted “blue tick”, which has now become aspirational, is the main reason people subscribe. Meta claims users will now “benefit from greater protection from impersonation with proactive account monitoring for impersonators who may be targeting people with a growing online audience.”

Unlike Twitter, which erased all “legacy” checkmarks and required users to pay Rs 900 per month for Twitter Blue if they wanted the checkmark, currently verified people in the nation – those deemed to be “notable” Were verified for – get to keep their checkmark for free. Also, Meta charges users Rs 300 less for checkmarks than Twitter, which may be more attractive to most Indian users.

The company has said that Hindi users will also get support in the “coming months”, even though it is currently only available for English users. The company said, “We want to build a subscription service that benefits creators, companies and our community. We are updating the definition of verified accounts on our app as part of this ambition.”

However, users need to follow these criteria of eligibility, requirements and other things to get verified. Firstly, to be eligible to sign up for the Meta Verified service, users must be at least 18 years of age and must have a government-issued ID card, such as an Aadhaar card or driving license.

When applying for a Facebook or Instagram account, “applicants are then required to submit a government ID that matches the profile name and photo of the Facebook or Instagram account they are applying for,” the firm noted. . At the present time, businesses cannot be verified; Only people can.