Facebook Verified is here, so you can tell if your new friend is really an AI
Meta has announced Facebook Verified, a free badge that will be visible on a user's profile and is designed to confirm whether that user is a real person or an AI without actually checking that a user is who they say they are. Facebook Verified will put a new badge on profile pages and elsewhere The new badge is separate from Meta's existing Meta Verified program and is available to eligible Facebook users who are 18 or older. Users must also be in good standing with Facebook's community standards before they can be verified. Alongside profiles, Facebook users will also be able to see a person's verified status in the Marketplace, Facebook Dating, and Facebook Groups initially. However, Meta has confirmed that it intends to bring the badges to the main feed in the future. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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Meta has announced Facebook Verified, a free badge that will be visible on a user's profile and is designed to confirm whether that user is a real person or an AI without actually checking that a user is who they say they are. Facebook Verified will put a new badge on profile pages and elsewhere The new badge is separate from Meta's existing Meta Verified program and is available to eligible Facebook users who are 18 or older. Users must also be in good standing with Facebook's community standards before they can be verified. Alongside profiles, Facebook users will also be able to see a person's verified status in the Marketplace, Facebook Dating, and Facebook Groups initially. However, Meta has confirmed that it intends to bring the badges to the main feed in the future. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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Meta has announced Facebook Verified, a free badge that will be visible on a user's profile and is designed to confirm whether that user is a real person or an AI without actually checking that a user is who they say they are.
Facebook Verified will put a new badge on profile pages and elsewhere The new badge is separate from Meta's existing Meta Verified program and is available to eligible Facebook users who are 18 or older.
Users must also be in good standing with Facebook's community standards before they can be verified.
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