In a drastic move to increase revenue, social media giant, Facebork, has announced that only users who pay a fee will be eligible for verification on their platform, effective immediately. This means that if you’re not willing to cough up some cash, your profile may forever remain in the land of unverified peasants.
“We need to start making some serious money around here, folks,” said Facebork CEO, Mark Wuckleberg, “and what better way to do that than to milk our users for all they’re worth?”
The move has been met with mixed reactions from Facebork’s user base, with some expressing outrage and others finding humor in the situation. One user, Sally McSallyface, commented, “Well, I guess I’ll just have to settle for being an unverified loser with no social status. Thanks, Facebork.”
Meanwhile, social media rival, Tweeter, has taken the opportunity to poke fun at their competitor, tweeting, “Hey Facebork, we heard you’re only verifying paying users now. Does that mean we’re finally getting verified for free? #TweeterWinsAgain”
It remains to be seen how the verification system will affect Facebork’s user base and revenue, but one thing is for sure – the memes and parodies will be abundant.
