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TikTok creators are coughing up more than $1,000 to get their accounts verified
Someone at TikTok is about to get in big trouble for this.

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Everyone wants to be a TikTok star these days. And one of the best ways of getting there is getting a coveted blue checkmark next to your name. In other words, getting verified on the platform. And now it seems like a decent amount of creators are paying cold-hard cash to seedy brokers to get their account verified, and in some cases, it costs over $1,000.
Speaking to Business Insider, a Canadian creator explains the whole process. Apparently, someone inside
“Someone who owns a PR agency posted in our Facebook
And the $1,000 fee is a basic starting point. It’s not the same price across the board. “Some charge more — some charge less,” the creator who paid $1,000 said. “I’ve been quoted from others anywhere up to $5,000.”
But seriously, what’s the point of being verified on
Would you pay $1K to have your account verified on
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