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• Beau Avril Departs Leading Role At YouTube’s FameBit, Nabs Global Marketing Position At Facebook
• Facebook Says Live Streams Have Increased 50% This Month, Will Expand ‘Stars’ Monetization To Musicians, More

  Given that livestreaming has intensified in recent weeks, as homebound populations seek ways to connect through the coronavirus pandemic, Facebook is shipping a number of improvements to its flagship Live product. 

  
• 20-Person Creator Collective Launches Facebook Hub To Stave Off Coronavirus Isolation

  A coalition of top creators has come together to ease audiences through the inevitable isolation and loneliness that are bound to arise as people settle into a new normal of social distancing and quarantine.

  
• Twitter, Facebook Target Trump Campaign’s Latest Biden Video, Labeling It “Manipulated,” “Partly False”

  Last October, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube all took heat for refusing to remove a political ad from the Donald Trump re-election campaign that pushed the false Joe Biden/Ukraine conspiracy theory. Representatives from Twitter and YouTube said the ad didn’t violate their marketing policies, and Facebook issued a statement saying politicians’ ads are exempt from its fact-checking policies.

  
• Facebook Unveils Creator-Centric ‘Studio’ App For Upload Management, Video Analytics, More
• Facebook Watch Sets Limited John Legend Series For Valentine’s Day
• Facebook Seeks To Arm Gaming Creators With Preset Tools To Encourage Inclusion
• Facebook Watch Axes 2 Tentpole Series Amid Reported Shift Toward Unscripted Content
• Golden Globes Piloted Facebook’s ‘Collaborative Stories’ Feature At 77th Awards (Exclusive)
• Corinna Kopf Signs Exclusive Deal With Facebook Gaming Amid Issues At Twitch
• Facebook Wants To License Official Music Videos — A Massive Draw On YouTube (Report)
• Mixer Sees 149% Year-Over-Year Jump In Hours Watched, But Is Still Far From Challenging Twitch’s 9.3 Billion