Paul Stenhouse: Want a blue tick on Instagram? Now you can get one

<p><strong>Want a blue tick on Instagram? Now you can get it</strong><span> </span></p> <p><span>New Zealand &amp; Australia are the first markets to get this new option from Meta / Facebook, but it'll cost you. </span><span> </span></p> <p><span>For between $11.99 and $14.99 Instagram users will be able to verify their identity and get a blue check mark - but wait, there's more! They will also get protection from impersonators, increased visibility of their posts, and easier access to customer service.</span><span> </span></p> <p><span>To get verified, your username will need to match your ID and your profile picture will need to include your face. So @jacktame would be able to be verified but @ZBSaturdayHost wouldn't.</span><span> </span></p> <p><span>No word yet on when this will go global, Zuckerberg has only said it would be "soon".</span> <span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}"> </span></p> <p><span><strong>Amazon now owns a doctors clinic network</strong></span><span> </span></p> <p><span>One Medical and their 200 doctor's offices are now part of Amazon thanks to a $3.9 billion deal. Amazon has been warned by the FTC though that although they're not under an immediate antitrust suit threat, they are still investigating which means they could be forced to undo the deal, or offload it to someone else. Amazon is pushing this new offering hard on its first day with multiple links to signup on their website and navigation. There hasn't been an indication yet on how or if medical information could be used across other Amazon products or platforms, but I'm sure the mere thought of this will scare privacy advocates.</span><span> </span></p> <p> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>