In the face of AI content, profiles and slop, Meta hopes a new Facebook Verified program will help human users interact with other humans. Based on a facial recognition selfie, checked against your existing profile pics, the company says the process will only take a few minutes.
It's interesting that Meta has chosen to use facial recognition, given recent legal settlements and the pushback over facial recognition inside its smartglasses. To qualify, you will have to be over 18 and "in good standing" with Facebook's community standards.
Once you've passed the test, your verified badge will appear across Marketplace, Dating and other parts of Facebook's sites and services. The big difference between this and the Facebook badge of old is that it's explicitly only identity confirmation, not endorsement, from Facebook or any kind of guarantee of their trustworthiness. Unlike Meta Verified, it's entirely free.
The feature comes as wave of scammers and bad actors are utilizing generative AI tools to create and use fake profiles with realistic profile images, photos and back story, capable of sending automated messages at scale. It's an attempt by Meta to protect its users, to some extent, from fraud and scams.
The feature won't be available for Pages or ProMode accounts and will be gradually rolled out across Facebook "starting in select markets with plans to expand globally."
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