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• Netflix Hires Gaming Vet Mike Verdu, Plans To Add Video Games To Platform Next Year
• Facebook, Instagram To Incentivize Creators With $1 Billion In Bonus Programs, Seed Funding Through 2022

  In a Facebook post this morning, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a seismic, creator-focused investment -- to the tune of $1 billion across both Facebook and Instagram through next year’s end.

  
• Insights: Facebook Won Big Antitrust Decision, But Big Tech’s Headaches Are Far From Done

  Facebook may have dodged a big antitrust suit, but the victory may be short-lived, with implications for all the tech giants, as legislators and regulators get even more motivated for a crackdown. Just ask NCAA how its goes after a big court decision.

  
• TikTok Megastar Michael Le To Debut Brat TV-Produced Facebook Series ‘The Shluv Family’ (Exclusive)

  TikTok star Michael Le, who goes by JustMaiko on the microvideo app, is set to headline a brand new Facebook reality series entitled The Shluv Family, which will follow Le and his social media-famous family as they compete in extreme challenges over the course of 11 episodes.

  
• Facebook Launches Clubhouse Copycat ‘Live Audio Rooms’, Begins Natively Hosting Select Podcasts
• Facebook Will Enable Indie Artists To Get Their Tracks Used Across Instagram Stories, Reels, More
• Instagram Teases Native Affiliate Program, Merch Storefronts, Livestreaming Rewards At Inaugural ‘Creator Week’
• Mark Zuckerberg Takes Jab At Apple, Vows Facebook Won’t Take A Cut Of Creator Revenues Until 2023
• 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
• Instagram And Facebook Will Now Enable All Creators, Viewers To Hide Public ‘Like’ Counts
• Facebook Launches QVC-Esque Ecommerce Series ‘Live Shopping Fridays’