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• Instagram Unveils New ‘Drops’ Ecommerce Feature For Viral Product Launches
• Instagram’s First Creator Week To Feature JoJo Siwa, 50 Cent, Yung BBQ

  Slated for June 8-10, the invite-only virtual event will bring around 5,000 U.S.-based makers together for three days of virtual sessions aimed at helping creators build their personal brands on Instagram and its parent platform, Facebook.

  
• 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.

  
• Instagram Head Adam Mosseri Eyeing New Monetization Tools, Including Subscriptions, NFT Marketplace, Creator Fund

  Instagram head Adam Mosseri said in a recent interview that the platform is looking to integrate new monetization tools for creators, including -- potentially -- a subscription offering, an NFT marketplace, and a creator fund.

  
• Instagram To Share New Metrics Surrounding ‘Reels’, Livestreaming Products
• Instagram To Host Invite-Only Career Development Week For Creators
• Instagram Internally Testing Ability To Compose Grid Posts On The Web
• CAA Signs Thrill-Seeking Instagrammer Jay Alvarrez (Exclusive)
• Instagram Launches Dedicated Field For Pronouns In User Profiles
• 44 Attorneys General Urge Facebook To Scrap Kid-Focused Iteration Of Instagram
• A3 Artists Agency Signs Influencer And Diversity Advocate Brandon Farbstein
• UTA Signs Beauty Creator Raye ‘ItsMyRayeRaye’ Boyce