Instagram and Facebook users will now be able to pay for a blue tick verification, parent company Meta has announced.
Meta Verified will cost $11.99 (£9.96) a month on web, or $14.99 for iPhone users.
It will be available in Australia and New Zealand this week.
Mark Zuckerberg, Meta chief executive, said the move will improve security and authenticity on the social media apps.
The move comes after Elon Musk, owner of Twitter, implemented a paid-for verification system in November 2022.
Badges - or "blue ticks"- have been used as verification tools for high-profile accounts to signify their authenticity.
The subscription would give paying users a blue badge, increased visibility of their posts, protection from impersonators and easier access to customer service.
Meta said Instagram and Facebook usernames will have to match a government supplied ID document to be granted verification, and users will have to have a profile picture that includes their face.
Other websites like Reddit, YouTube and Discord similarly use subscription-based models.
Meta has not yet specified when the feature will be rolled out to other countries, although Mr Zuckerberg said in a post it would be "soon".
In November, the company announced 11,000 job losses as a result of over-investment during the Covid-19 pandemic.
At the time, Mr Zuckerberg said he had predicted an increase in Meta's growth based on the rise it had over the pandemic, but that ultimately did not happen.
"Many people predicted this would be a permanent acceleration," he wrote, "I did too, so I made the decision to significantly increase our investments.
"Instead he said "macroeconomic downturn" and "increased competition" caused revenue to be much lower than expected.
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