Recent efforts by Meta and Twitter to charge users a monthly fee for a verification badge are triggering a backlash from an important group of users: creators.
The viral celebrities of social media, whose videos and posts range from fashion to home improvement tips, are reacting to the pay-for-verification plans with indignation and accusations of corporate greed. More than just being displeased at having to pay a new monthly fee, many creators claim the paid badges will devalue their hard work and unleash a flood of bad behavior that will tarnish the overall creator economy.
