Meta's moderation changes, Whatnot CEO, Instagram shuts down program
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The reaction among creators to Meta's content-moderation changes has largely fallen along political lines.
Geoff Weiss and Sydney Bradley spoke with some influencers who worry the changes could cause harm to the LGBTQ+ community.?
Others questioned Meta's decision to feature more political content.
Whatnot closed a fresh $265 million Series E round at a roughly $5 billion valuation.?
Dan Whateley spoke with CEO Grant LaFontaine who plans to use the funds to add new features for sellers and enter new countries.?
Whatnot is betting that live shopping will eventually be commonplace in the US and other markets.
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Lara O'Reilly and Sydney Bradley wrote that Instagram has shut down a program that paid creators for ads placed on their profiles.?
Meta began testing the program in 2022 and expanded it in 2024 to eligible profiles.?
Meta will continue to place ads in between content on nonteen public Instagram profiles.?
More coverage from this week:
The business of being a creator
Social platforms and creator-economy startups
What’s happening in digital culture
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1 个月Do creators see Instagram shutting down that program as a bad thing? Or was it a janky or antiquated program? I ask only because I'm not very familiar with it. Thanks, as always, Amanda!