Accounts with verified badges are treated like nothing less than royalty on social media. According to Instagram, a verified badge is “a tool to help people find the real accounts of public figures ...

While scrolling through Instagram, you’ll notice some accounts have a blue check beside their name. That badge verifies the account as the authentic presence of a public figure, celebrity, or brand.

New references in Instagram’s code suggest the company could be developing a paid verification feature following the rollout of a similar system at Twitter under Elon Musk. Recently discovered code ...

Instagram might be considering the possibility of offering paid verification to users, based on code seen by reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi. The developer shared screenshots in the app's code ...

In today's digital age, social media platforms play a crucial role in establishing online identities. Instagram, one of the most popular platforms, offers a coveted blue checkmark known as the ...