The news website Disclose.tv tweeted, “JUST IN – Zuckerberg copies Twitter: $12 bucks per month to get verified and receive a blue badge.”
Musk replied: “Inevitable.”
Meta on Sunday announced it is testing paid verification for Instagram and Facebook for $11.99 per month for the web and $14.99 per month for mobile.
In a tweet, Sriram Krishnan, a former Twitter executive of Indian origin and Musk’s adviser, said: “Think @elonmusk basically ended the old world of verification and badges online forever.”
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“I hate the old verification system. Endless favour trading / corruption / people getting some random press piece written just to get verified / unhappy customers and uneven implementation. This is so much better and cleaner,” Krishnan added.
To this Musk replied: “Exactly”.
Many users expressed their thoughts on Twitter CEO’s post.
While one user said, “Facebook is a worthless wasteland at this point. The only reason I keep my account is to get the occasional photo memory. You’d be better off taking that $12 a month and setting it on fire.”
Another commented, “Verification will just become another business expense you can have your accountant write off like office supplies and coffee.”
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