Just like in Twitter, Celebrities will now be able to ‘Verify’ their accounts on Facebook so they can be distinguished from the imposters using their names. However, unlike twitter, the profile will not say ‘Verified’.
The public figures will be given the option to choose an alternative name (i.e a pen name etc). Then, these profile will be displayed in the ‘people to subscribe to’ section more often. The real name of the celebrity/public figure will still be shown on the timeline. Basically, this new feature is just a way to make sure people do not subscribe to the imposter by mistaking him/her to be the celebrity/public figure.
Today, Facebook users with many subscribers will be given a notification with an option to verify their identity. The alternate names (if entered) will be manually verified.
So, will you be subscribing to any celebrities/public figures after this feature becomes active? Let me know in the comments below.
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