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• Instagram’s TikTok Competitor, Reels, Is Reportedly Looking To Poach Creators With Six-Figure Payments
• Facebook To Launch TikTok Competitor ‘Reels’ Globally In August

  Less than a week after Facebook shuttered TikTok competitor Lasso, it’s confirmed that it will launch Instagram Reels, its other TikTok competitor, in August.

  
• Facebook Shutters TikTok Competitor ‘Lasso’, As Instagram’s Own Clone ‘Reels’ Expands To New Markets

  Facebook has shuttered Lasso -- a standalone app that the social network created as its answer to burgeoning micro video powerhouse TikTok. Lasso, which launched roughly a year and a half ago, will close for good on July 10, per a notice to users yesterday.

  
• Facebook Expands Fan Subscriptions To Creators In 7 Regions, Introduces Live Stream Ads And More Video Analytics

  Facebook has rolled out a major update for creators that expands its Fan Subscriptions and Stars programs to more people, offers ads on more video formats, and implements a new range of viewership analytics.

  
• Insights: Apple’s Latest Privacy Push Further Complicates Competitors’ Data Handling
• Social Video Views Climbed for Latin American Creators During Quarantine
• Facebook Lets Users Turn Off Political Ads, Launches Voter Registration Campaign
• How YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, And More Platforms Are Responding To The George Floyd Protests
• How Does John Krasinski’s Newly Sold ‘Some Good News’ Stack Up Against Late-Night Shows?
• Facebook Acquires GIF Database GIPHY In Reported $400 Million Deal
• Facebook Agrees To Pay $52 Million To Content Moderators Whose Work Affected Their Mental Health
• Facebook’s New Features Are Meant To Help Small Businesses See More “Virtual Foot Traffic”