Instagram is desperate to make you pay to use its platform — and it's testing a new service that boosts your profile if you do

• Instagram boss Adam Mosseri confirms that the site is introducing a "verified-only" feed.
• The new feed will only show posts from users who have paid for Meta's Verified subscription.
• Social media giants like Meta and X are looking to get more users to pay for their platforms.

Instagram is introducing a "verified" feed that will only show posts from paying users.

The social media giant is testing the feature, which will show posts exclusively from users who have paid for Meta's Verified subscription, among a limited number of users, as Meta continues to explore ways to get more users to pay for its platforms.