Instagram and Facebook introduce monthly subscription fee

Facebook and Instagram get subscription service
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Facebook and Instagram are introducing Meta Verified – a subscription-based service that includes a verified badge plus extra account protection, better access to support, and increased visibility. Not only will this move make it easier to identify authentic accounts, it should also make it harder to hack accounts and easier to recover them.

Since so many people now use Facebook and Instagram as their primary method of sharing photos, losing access to your account can also mean losing years' worth of memories. Once upon a time, hackers only seemed to target accounts with a high number of friends or followers – but recently it seems any account can be hacked and lost forever, which is especially bad news if you’re using it for business purposes.

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Hannah Rooke
Staff Writer

Having studied Journalism and Public Relations at the University of the West of England Hannah developed a love for photography through a module on photojournalism. She specializes in Portrait, Fashion and lifestyle photography but has more recently branched out in the world of stylized product photography. For the last 3 years Hannah has worked at Wex Photo Video as a Senior Sales Assistant using her experience and knowledge of cameras to help people buy the equipment that is right for them. With 5 years experience working with studio lighting, Hannah has run many successful workshops teaching people how to use different lighting setups.