We’ve pulled together some of the latest social media news from the past week. See how Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn are all pledging their commitment to help creators monetise their offerings on social media, an update to Facebook profile pictures and a pesky Wordle bot. Read on to stay in the loop with the latest social media news.
Instagram launches subscription services in the latest social media news
by Kate WhittingtonInstagram is launching subscriptions
Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, has announced Instagram is testing a subscription service allowing creators to secure a regular income stream and give their fans a way to access exclusive experiences such as Lives and Subscriber Stories. The test is being trialed with small numbers in the US now and may be rolled out further if it is a success. Keep your eyes peeled for this social media update.
? Subscriptions ?
Subscriptions allow creators to monetize and become closer to their followers through exclusive experiences:
- Subscriber Lives
- Subscriber Stories
- Subscriber BadgesWe hope to add more creators to this test in the coming months. More to come. ✌? pic.twitter.com/SbFhN2QWMX
— Adam Mosseri (@mosseri) January 19, 2022
Facebook is removing profile videos
Facebook has announced that it’s removing video profile images as of February 7th, with people who currently have a video profile image being reverted back to a still picture instead.
Read more here.
Facebook is getting rid of profile videos from February 7
h/t @andrewcurryla pic.twitter.com/GghHVDbJGr
— Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) January 26, 2022
Twitter suspends a Wordle spoiler bot
Wordle fans were up in arms over a bot account on Twitter spoiling everyone’s fun by tweeting the next day's Wordle answers! Twitter was quick to act and suspended the account for violating the Twitter guidelines.
Read more here.
Note: if you like tweeting your wordIe scores, someone’s made a bot you should block as it auto-responds with tomorrows answer pic.twitter.com/u62kBaTivn
— dan nguyen (@dancow) January 24, 2022
Facebook is offering more monetisation options for creators
As well as Instagram’s subscriptions trial Facebook is also rolling out several new updates to help creators monetise their offerings and accelerate fan support.
Read more here.
Linked In is asking creators which monetisation features they want to see
Monetisation for creators is also something Linked In is prioritising. They have asked creators which features they would like to see built in future social media updates.
LinkedIn is asking creators which monetisations features they want them to build pic.twitter.com/CyYAqwKXxX
— Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) January 21, 2022
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