Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, a major American IT company, said on the 19th that it will start introducing a paid authentication mark to prove that the account such as Facebook operated by the company is the person's own, to prevent damage such as impersonation. clarified.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement on his Facebook page on Wednesday.
According to this, from this week, we will introduce a paid authentication mark that uses government-issued identification such as a driver's license to prove that a Facebook or Instagram account belongs to the person.
The fee will be about $12 per month if you apply from the website, and about $15 per month if you apply via the iPhone app.
It will start in Australia and New Zealand and then expand to other countries.
The company says that the introduction of a paid certification mark will lead to prevention of spoofing damage.
Meta seems to have the aim of improving business performance by developing such paid services, as corporate Internet advertising has decreased and income has fallen.
Regarding the paid certification mark, Twitter, which was acquired by Mr. Elon Musk, also started to introduce it last year with the aim of securing a new source of income other than advertising revenue.