You Can Now Verify Your Facebook Account With a Video Selfie
If you're on Facebook, you may soon see a new type of verification badge on user profiles meant to indicate that there is a real, live person behind them. This verification indicates that Meta has confirmed the user's identity based on a review of their government-issued ID and, in some cases, a selfie video. How Facebook Verified worksFacebook Verified is available to users age 18 and older whose accounts are in good standing with the platform's community standards, though the feature is launching in select markets initially before being rolled out globally.
- ▪If you're on Facebook, you may soon see a new type of verification badge on user profiles meant to indicate that there is a real, live person behind them.
- ▪This verification indicates that Meta has confirmed the user's identity based on a review of their government-issued ID and, in some cases, a selfie video.
- ▪How Facebook Verified worksFacebook Verified is available to users age 18 and older whose accounts are in good standing with the platform's community standards, though the feature is launching in select markets initially before being rolled
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If you're on Facebook, you may soon see a new type of verification badge on user profiles meant to indicate that there is a real, live person behind them. The platform is adding a free verification feature that allows users to upload a selfie video and earn a white check mark, which will appear on their profile and across Marketplace, Dating, and Groups. (At launch, badges won't appear in Feed posts, but Facebook says that feature will be added in the future.)Note that this is different from Meta Verified, a paid subscription that provides the blue check mark to accounts on Facebook and Instagram. This verification indicates that Meta has confirmed the user's identity based on a review of their government-issued ID and, in some cases, a selfie video.
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