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Facebook's Blue Batch - for a monthly fee

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  • AxtremusA Away
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    Axtremus
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    #1

    https://www.thestreet.com/media/the-waitlist-to-pay-14-99-for-facebook-is-now-open

    Like Twitter's blue check, Meta/Facebook will start offering a "blue batch" that supposedly indicate a "verified account" -- for a monthly fee.

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    • George KG Offline
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      George K
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      #2

      I'm so old that I remember the outrage when Twitter did it.

      Guess it's not the end of the world after all.

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      • George KG George K

        I'm so old that I remember the outrage when Twitter did it.

        Guess it's not the end of the world after all.

        Aqua LetiferA Offline
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        Aqua Letifer
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        #3

        @George-K said in Facebook's Blue Batch - for a monthly fee:

        I'm so old that I remember the outrage when Twitter did it.

        Guess it's not the end of the world after all.

        Oh no it absolutely is. Just not for that reason.

        Please love yourself.

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        • AxtremusA Away
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          Axtremus
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          #4

          https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/02/23/facebook-instagram-fee/

          "Big Tech’s new business model is making you pay for security and basic customer service when you get hacked. That’s called a protection racket when mobsters do it.
          ...
          [Zuckerberg has] got an offer you can’t refuse: Pay up, or good luck ever getting your Facebook and Instagram accounts back from hackers."
          ...

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            89th
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            #5

            f6d47f43-bd68-47c7-993d-85970101c7b5-image.png

            That is great (and great sketch btw)

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