Subhechcha Ganguly 
It appears that Instagram will soon include a paid verification feature, following Twitter’s example. Alessandro Paluzzi, a reverse engineer, found code that shows Instagram and Facebook are developing a paid verification function.
According to a TechCrunch story, Alessandro Paluzzi has discovered evidence in the form of code bits indicating that Facebook and Instagram, both of which are owned by Meta, may soon provide paid verification services. Paluzzi posted screenshots of “IG NME PAID BLUE BADGE IDV” and “FB NME PAID BLUE BADGE IDV” to TechCrunch.
The code line indicates that adding a paid verification service is planned for both Instagram and Facebook. However, it is not yet clear if the IT behemoth intends to make the statement public.Twitter Blue includes a number of features, such as the option to arrange tweets into collections, an undo tweet tool, and the ability to use custom themes and colours, and is available in the US for $8/month or $84/year or in-app on iOS or Android for $11/month. Additionally, customers can communicate with a representative by direct message and have access to dedicated customer care.If Instagram follows Twitter’s lead and begins charging for the verification badge, anybody on the network may buy the blue checkmark for themselves.
In addition, Instagram has revealed that it is experimenting with a new Candid Stories feature that would let users record and share their everyday activities.
