{"id":4063,"date":"2017-09-19T10:07:58","date_gmt":"2017-09-19T10:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/resources\/?p=4063\/"},"modified":"2017-09-19T10:07:58","modified_gmt":"2017-09-19T10:07:58","slug":"verified-instagram-account","status":"publish","type":"knowledge_base","link":"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/blog\/knowledge_base\/verified-instagram-account\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a verified Instagram account?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A verified Instagram account (marked with blue badge\/check mark) means that the selected profile has been verified by Instagram and is confirmed to be an official and authentic account of a celebrity, public figure or a brand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The \u2018verified badge\u2019 shows on the selected profile and in the search feed (it is shown neither in the newsfeed nor on Instagram stories). <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why has Instagram introduced verified accounts? <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simply to avoid having fake accounts of famous people or brands. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since August 2018 it is actually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sotrender.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/get-verified-instagram\/\">possible to request verification<\/a>, and the process itself is very simple.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It may happen that Instagram will take away the blue badge from a selected account (even if it was already verified) if it happens to violate Instagram\u2019s rules and regulations or is no longer a public account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><span id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\" class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\"><span id=\"hs-cta-b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\" class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\"><!-- [if lte IE 8]><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"hs-cta-ie-element\"><\/div>\n\n\n<![endif]--><a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/3842881\/b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"hs-cta-img-b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f\" class=\"hs-cta-img aligncenter\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/3842881\/b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f.png\" alt=\"Start analyzing\u00a0your Instagram performance\" \/><\/a><\/span><script charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/js.hscta.net\/cta\/current.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> hbspt.cta.load(3842881, 'b1ea7bd2-bb02-49cc-a97a-181fd9810e9f', {}); <\/script><\/span><!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code --><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another thing worth pointing out is that having a verified Facebook profile doesn\u2019t automatically means having verified Instagram account (although Facebook owns Instagram). 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