Last year, Facebook launched the ‘Subscribe’ feature that allows users to subscribe to the public posts of celebrities, journalists and anyone they are interested in following, without adding them as a ‘Friend’. Apart from helping people connect with their fans, this feature is also helping scammers and spammers create fake profiles.
According to a recent report from TechCrunch, Facebook will start launching verified accounts for prominent public figures to verify their accounts, tomorrow. The verified users will gain more prominent placement in Facebook’s “People to Subscribe To” suggestions.
Users cannot request verification, instead, Facebook will decide which accounts will be verified. Those asked to verify their profile, will need to submit an image of a government-issued photo ID, which is deleted after verification. They’ll also be given the option to enter an nickname that can be displayed next to their real name in parentheses or as a replacement.
However, unlike Twitter that displays badges on verified profiles, the approved accounts on Facebook won’t display a badge. So, the new feature won’t help users in identifying a fake profile from a genuine one.
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