Cenk Uygur
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There's A Black Market For Instagram Verification
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September 2, 2017
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5:29Now PlayingTurns out all it takes is takes to get your Instragram account verified is cold, hard cash. Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian and Maytha Alhassen of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
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"I mean if Mashable wants to pay for it, I can get you a blue check over night," reads a recent Twitter direct message.
This is a guy who knows a guy, a middleman in the black market for Instagram verification, where anyone from a seasoned publicist to a 22-year-old digital marketer will offer to verify an account—for a price. The fee is anywhere from a bottle of wine to $15,000, according to a dozen sources who have sold verification, bought verification for someone else, or directly know someone who has done one or the other.
"These guys pay all their bills from one to two blue checks a month," another message from the middleman added later.
The product for sale isn't a good or a service. It's a little blue check designated for public figures, celebrities, and brands on Instagram. It grants users a prime spot in search as well as access to special features.”
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