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2025-01-27

Can Substack lure creators with its new $20 million program? Here's how it plans to do it

Substack has attracted thousands of independent writers, journalists, and creators over the last few years by allowing them to monetize their content through paid newsletters. It might be about to attract a lot more. [...]

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2025-07-30

Substack accidentally sent push alerts promoting a Nazi publication

It was easy to view Substack's 2023 Nazi controversy as a kicked can that could turn up again. Well, white supremacist content led to another headache for the company this week. User Mag reported [...]

Match Score: 270.72

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2025-03-31

Substack updated its app to make it even more like TikTok

Substack is taking one more step towards becoming an all-in-one social media / creator platform by adding a vertical video feed to its app. Technically, the new TikTok-style feed is a redesign of the [...]

Match Score: 182.88

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2025-01-14

Substack is now letting all publishers broadcast live video

Substack tested live video last year, allowing Substack Bestsellers (the company’s top users) to stream video and connect with a live audience and even collaborate with other Bestsellers. Now, the f [...]

Match Score: 103.34

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2025-01-21

Meta is trying to lure TikTok creators with a new bonus program

The TikTok ban may have lasted only a few hours (at least for now), but Meta is still trying to capitalize on its rival’s tenuous future. Meta has rolled out a new “breakthrough bonus program” t [...]

Match Score: 98.58

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2025-08-18

Substack turns on iOS in-app payment option for all paid newsletters

Substack now lets users subscribe to any paid publication via an in-app purchase from the official iOS app. The news comes after the company tested the feature with 30,000 creators.<br /> This m [...]

Match Score: 86.35

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2025-10-31

How an Oregon court became the stage for a $115,000 showdown between Meta and Facebook creators

Some of the most successful creators on Facebook aren't names you'd ever recognize. In fact, many of their pages don't have a face or recognizable persona attached. Instead, they run pa [...]

Match Score: 80.69

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2025-12-17

Big Tech bent the knee for Trump in 2025

Sure, we've seen millions poured into lobbying and other means of influence during every presidency, but the last two years set a whole new bar. Business leaders, including those from almost ever [...]

Match Score: 57.58

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2025-07-22

Meta has ended its bonus program on Threads

Meta is no longer paying creators to post on Threads. The company quietly ended the Threads bonus program, which offered some creators thousands of dollars a month in bonuses, earlier this year, Engad [...]

Match Score: 51.60

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2025-03-13

Facebook creators can now monetize their Stories

Meta is adding a new incentive to get people to create and share photos and videos on Facebook. The company announced today that creators in Facebook's Content Monetization program can now earn m [...]

Match Score: 46.60