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Anoir Houmou

Would you pay a monthly subscription for a blue check on your social media profile?

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Facebook and Instagram are testing selling users blue checks for $12 a month, what are your thoughts on that?

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Anfernee Chansamooth
Zuck: Hey, Metaverse lost more than $10 billion last year. Any ideas on how we can make some $$ fast? FB employee: Let's copy Elon's $11/month idea but charge $1 more? We just need 100,000 users to sign up, and that's $1.2M/month right there! Let's also tell them it's for the verification of govt IDs so we can have even more of their personal data. Sound good? Zuck: Roll it out!
Varun Yadav
Its basically a psychological factor. Since historically people associate Blue tick with authenticity, now people are ready to pay subscription to get that.
Anoir Houmou
@breakthemyths the question is, will the blue tick lose its authenticity once it becomes so easily available?
LisaKim
@breakthemyths Really? What query do I need to use on Google to learn more about this?
Elias Fares
@breakthemyths @anoirhoumou Yes, it'll lose authenticity when anyone can pay for it.
Olatz Urrutia
I wouldn't pay for that...
Steve Hopkins
Feels like a clear copycat move from Meta, probably something they have thought about, but no one wanted to experiment such a change until Twitter did. I wouldn't - I don't think it adds any value - they seem to try and monetise features that you would want anyway from the platform - i.e. security from impersonation.
Jyoti Kanabar
This concept of paying for blue tick is harmful IMO. It should be earned is what i feel if we really want valid accounts to get these
Anoir Houmou
@jyoti_kanabar a very valid point
Sandra Djajic
I think they aren't useful on FB and IG so no, i wouldn't pay for it :)
Anoir Houmou
@sandradjajic fair enough!
Richard Gao
No, does not seem to provide any return for what it's worth
Paul VanZandt
As a current state no - but if I was trying to really build a strong community on an app or needed increased credibility, I think it makes sense.
Anoir Houmou
@paul_vanzandt I think it does have its perks
Nilan Saha
For Twitter I will pay at some point but not right now. When I feel that I am getting much more value or making more money out of it I would pay.
Anoir Houmou
@nilans makes sense
David Orlic
Seems like a lot of Instagram creators with audiences as small as 3,000 followers are experiencing issues with fake accounts (bots) impersonating them right now. For that user group, verification makes perfect sense.
Anoir Houmou
Aim Bod
$12 per month is way too much. Normal people can't afford it. Unless having that tick revenues the amount you pay for it, doesn't worth it.
Anoir Houmou
@aim_bod I'm guessing they want to make it a 'premium' option for those who can afford it and want the status that goes with the blue tick
Neil Roy
I'd probably pay for Twitter when I get more active there, but others don't make sense to me.
Simon Olson
It really depends on what other features are included. Just a blue chip vis a vis Twitter feels like a pass for me ๐Ÿ˜…
Hidayt Rahman
Never
Paul Hancock
It will be a cold day in hell. That's a hard "no" from me.
Elias Fares
It kinda of defeats the intended purpose of having a blue check. Unless the intended purpose has changed from "verified account" to "make the company more money".
Matthew McGarity
No. But let me know if you will โ€” so I can unfollow you, make it less of a value-add, and get companies to quit this practice. :)
Anoir Houmou
@mcgaritydasera don't worry about it, I agree with you
BiglySales
No, I think it would no longer be so credible
Lexi Bowman
If my reputation was at my desired level & the blue check pricing was reasonable, yes I would. Blue check helps to authenticate your platform is indeed yours
Anoir Houmou
@lexi_design yep, but most platforms already do this if they think you need it/deserve it!
Manuel
People will not pay (for a long-time subscription) just for a blue check.