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Coming up, Meta set to roll out new monetization tools,

Twitter's chirp conference returns,

and the Obama's move to Audible.

Met a CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today that the company is rolling out more ways for

creators to make money on Facebook and Instagram and is also expanding some of its current

monetization tools to more creators. Zuckerberg also said in order to get more

money directly to creators, Meta is going to keep paid online events, fan subscriptions, badges, and its

upcoming independent news products free for creators until 2024.

Zuckerberg announced that Meta is testing a designated place on Instagram where creators can

get discovered and paid for content. Meta notes that the Creator Marketplace allows brands

to share new partnership opportunities. It's worth noting that Meta's take on its marketplace

for creators seems to be similar to TikTok's Creator Marketplace, which is the video app's

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