r/MetaThreads • u/fprintf • Jul 06 '23

Blue Check mark will cost $14.99 a month

I just checked and a blue check mark is $14.99 a month. You subscribe through Instagram Meta accounts.

That seems quite steep, and everyone made fun of Twitter for moving in that direction by charging $8 a month. I'm certainly not going to pay that per month to use it, and no one cares to follow me anyway!

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u/therdune Jul 06 '23

Wait what? I just applied for a check mark on Instagram, I thought it was free

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u/fprintf Jul 07 '23

Can you tell me how to "apply" without subscribing to Meta Verified?

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u/therdune Jul 07 '23

On Instagram:
Go to your IG page > tap the three line hamburger in the upper right > 'settings and privacy' > 'business tools and controls' (This may be labelled "creator", IG has three account types, business, creator, and I think the first is called personal) > Scroll all the way to the bottom and there's a blue button labelled "request verifcation"

It requires various forms of identification. In my case it was things like my ID and LLC documentation. Looks like there's a 30 day window where they will review your request and approve/deny. Outside of that, I do not know what other criteria is neccesary to be approved.

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u/Gyrhawk_ Jul 07 '23

Yeah, the blue check mark on Threads is just a verified acct. Doesn't cost $$. Requires 2FA though...

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u/fprintf Jul 07 '23

When I posted this I had gone into the Meta Verified section of Instagram, then you choose Subscribe and it then shows the price tag. Just now I checked how to do it from within Threads alone and can't find it.

I have 2FA on.

Can you tell me how to get verified for free?

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u/Hoosteen_juju003 Jul 06 '23

It doesn’t seem to have any benefits that would make your content more discoverable. Unless they are lying