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• Discovery/Warner Merger Makes Conglomerate With As Many As 150 Million Unique Viewers In U.S.
• Facebook Gaming Introduces Monetization For Video-On-Demand Creators

  “We want to build the best platform for millions of creators to make a living,” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a post on his Page. “That includes game streamers and gaming creators, and today we’re starting to test some new tools to help them.”

  
• Instagram And Facebook Will Now Enable All Creators, Viewers To Hide Public ‘Like’ Counts

  Instagram and parent company Facebook are enabling more customization -- for creators and viewers alike -- with the ability for all users to hide public ‘like’ counts. Instagram explained in a blog post that it has long been testing hiding like counts -- since July 2019 -- in a bid to depressurize users’ experiences on the platform.

  
• Facebook Launches QVC-Esque Ecommerce Series ‘Live Shopping Fridays’

  Beginning this Friday, May 21, the platform will air one-and-a-half-hour live streams where brand hosts will showcase products, offer tips and demos, and answer questions submitted by viewers in real time.

  
• 44 Attorneys General Urge Facebook To Scrap Kid-Focused Iteration Of Instagram
• This Week In Social Video: Billie Eilish, NFL Draft, Kentucky Derby
• This Week In Social Video: Jake Paul, F9, Twitter’s Surprise Endings
• Facebook Enters Audio Space With Clubhouse Competitor, Podcast Suite As Clubhouse Raises Series C At $4 Billion Valuation
• This Week In Social Video: Tributes To Prince Philip And DMX, Klem Family Keeps Surging
• This Week In Social Video: Trailers Face Off, Zags’ Game-Winner, Messi vs. Ronaldo
• This Week In Social Video: Lil Nas X, Vaccinations, Gun Legislation
• ‘Charles And Alyssa’ Get A Few Million Views A Month On YouTube. Now They’re Making Six Figures Monthly With Jellysmack.