I admit I don’t quite get what is supposed to appear as the point of it.

But it seems like an example of a subscription service where a few people caving and using it make things worse for everybody.

Verification as a concept definitely makes sense. I can even imagine a one-time fee for it, as there may be some associated costs. Fair.

But once you start charging a subscription fee, it absolutely stops being a service for the good of the community, and starts just being a thing you want to sell as much as possible. Meaning the standards for verification drop, possibly to zero (like on Twitter), and the whole system loses any actual meaning. But people who do have a need for verification will need to keep paying too, just for appearance.

I think it’s a lesson/example in why subscriptions suck, and why is it generally a good idea to discourage people from signing up to subscriptions like this. Even if it’s “just a couple bucks”. Eventually you’ll just be paying for a pointless, if not an actively hostile system.

Gee, just charge for dark mode like Snapchat, or non-ugly icons like Reddit. Just don’t mess up something essential people rely on?

  • @_sideffect
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    101 year ago

    Like tinder as well… If you’re all tinder gold, NO ONE is tinder gold

  • sycamore
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    81 year ago

    Facebook: it’s free and always will be.

    • @dopeshark
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      41 year ago

      Love is sharing a password

  • @danhasnolife
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    41 year ago

    What could possibly be the value proposition here?

  • @another_kbin_addict
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    41 year ago

    Alt-text for the image:

    “Meta Verified is available for direct purchase on Instagram or Facebook in Australia and New Zealand starting later this week. People can purchase a monthly subscription for (USD) $11.99 on the web and (USD) $14.99 on iOS and Android.4 As we test and learn, there will be no changes to accounts on Instagram and Facebook that are alreadv verified based” (it cuts off here)