Meta

• Meta axes fact-checking program, is working with Trump administration to “promote free expression”
• Meta envisions a future where human creators share the stage with AI content mills

  "We expect these AIs to actually, over time, exist on our platforms, kind of in the same way that accounts do," Hayes said. "They'll have bios and profile pictures and be able to generate and share content powered by AI on the platform…that's where we see all of this going."

  
• Instagram’s Reels Play bonuses are long gone. Here’s how it’s handling creator monetization now.

  Instagram has flirted with temporary monetization a few other times in recent months: most recently, it offered a "holiday bonus" in Q4 2023 and a "New Year's bonus" in the first part of 2024 that similarly gave cash payouts to creators whose content met engagement thresholds.

  
• Threads already has 30 million users

  
• Meta is doing away with monthly Reels Play payouts
• Now you can pay to be verified on Facebook and Instagram, too
• BuzzFeed steps into the metaverse, promising a “Mega Tasty” experience
• Meta might be heading for major layoffs–and stockholders seem thrilled
• Meta’s Creator Week is back—and promises 7 days of “Reels-spiring” events (Exclusive)
• A slew of new ad formats are coming to Reels on Facebook and Instagram
• WhatsApp enters the original content court with Giannis Antetokounmpo
• Facebook says it’s testing encryption that’ll actually keep users’ DMs private