In addition to identity cards or patents, suspicious accounts can also verify their identity through the mail, bank accounts or credit cards.
Instagram will ask suspicious accounts to verify their identity using an identity card.
The new policy will apply to accounts that have unauthentic behavior. If such an account does not verify identity, then you risk closing or reducing your reach on the platform.
In other words, the posts will appear less to the followers. In addition to identity cards or patents, suspicious accounts can also verify their identity through the email, bank accounts or credit cards.
The move to verify account identities comes just months before the U.S. presidential election. The social network Facebook, which owns Instagram, has long been accused of spreading false news.
While Instagram has suffered with fake follower numbers, manipulated likes and robotic comments generated by third party apps or worlds on the platform.