Zahra Magdy - Cairo

The blue badge that appears after the names of Facebook accounts allows users to know that the public or personal page they are following is a documented and original page, which increases their trust and content. This is the property Facebook applies automatically to big brands, media organizations and public figures such as artists and politicians.

Your eligibility for the blue badge for your own account or your company account depends on a variety of factors, such as full account information, compliance with Facebook policies, public interest, etc., until you reach the step of applying for Facebook to take advantage of this service.

If you are a Facebook activist, or the owner of a parent company, and are looking for a blue verification badge for more credibility, follow these simple steps:

First: Preliminary Steps
1. Add your Twitter, Instagram, official website or blog to your personal Facebook account.

2 - Enable the public to follow up by activating the follow-up feature "FOLLOW" for personal pages.

3. Your page name should reflect your identity, the identity of what you are shopping for, and the page name should not include abusive terms or phrases, violate someone's rights, or make the name of a generic word such as pizza.

4. The name must be grammatical, and should not include symbols without interest, explanation or appendices that can be placed in the definition rather than the name.

5. In the profile of yourself or your product, it is best to clarify your geographical location and use keywords that make it easy to search for you, such as a psychiatrist, a neurologist, a clinic, a series.

6. Try to choose a specific and consistent style for the content you share, broad for more interaction on your publications with a modest budget allocation for ads that may not exceed $ 5 per day for a week.

7. If you are not a representative, a journalist, a musician or an athlete, do not register yourself on Facebook as a blogger, businessman, author or any category, and register yourself as a "public figure."

8. Download the Facebook Mentions application on your phone. Once you download it, search for the name of your page and make sure its name is not the same as other pages that have blue badges. If similar, change it, and then click on My page is not documented "My page is not verified "He said.

You can add your Twitter, Instagram, official or blog accounts to your personal account (Reuters)

Second: Application and support
After completing the above steps, you can fill out an application form on Facebook. You can support the application and raise your acceptance by following these steps:

1. The form will ask you to provide a copy of the government official ID or passport, but submitting more legal identification documents as a driver's license and including additional legal information to prove your presence in the geographical area where you registered your account will help them review your application better and faster, And reassure them of the fact of your personality.

2. If your account is for a product or service and not personal, you must provide a document with an official stamp or mark of your organization, telephone bill or tax exemption document, or any legal document that strengthens the position of your organization and the safety of its financial and legal position.

3 - It is best to submit a request to write a few sentences explaining why your account should get the blue badge, and you have to link this to the public interest, community service, and defend the rights and freedoms, and before writing you make sure your goals to read the general charters of human freedoms so as not to violate.

After submitting your application, you will receive a notice once it has been reviewed within 72 hours. If your application is rejected, you can not submit another application 30 days before. The Facebook administration warns you not to send more than one application at a time, As well as warn you to communicate with individuals or companies that sell you the blue badge, especially that Facebook delete the pages that promote this service.

Getting the blue label does not require a large number of fans (Reuters)

Third: Compliance with Facebook terms:
Follow-up It has been proven that getting a blue flag does not require a large number of fans or a friend and a mediator working on Facebook, but what may be hindered may be small points neglected, so you must adhere to your Facebook terms:

1. Use the same name you use in everyday life, whether your name is on the identity card or trade name your company registered.

2. Provide accurate information about yourself and your business.

You have only one account on Facebook.

4. Do not share your password with others, or grant access to your account without the permission of Facebook.

5. Be greater than 13 years, or the minimum legal age in your country to use Facebook.

6. You have not been convicted of sexual assault, or Facebook has already disabled your account for violating terms or policies on Facebook.

7 - Express yourself and share content with those around you, but not at the expense of the safety and well-being of others and the safety of society.

8. Intellectual property rights of others are not infringed.