The move comes as part of Meta's "Year of Efficiency" strategy, which includes restructuring teams, cancelling lower priority projects and reducing hiring rates to flatten the organisation
For $11.99 per month on the web or $14.99 per month on Apple and Android operating systems, Meta will use a government identification to verify a user's account and give the account a blue badge
The discussion took place last week when Nick Clegg, Meta's president of global affairs met Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and other senior officials from MeitY
While many CEOs who went on a guilt trip after announcing retrenchments assured assistance to their sacked employees, it remains questionable how serious are they about keeping their promise