YouTube is introducing a new “Live Q&A” feature to make it easier for creators to select and manage questions from viewers in the chat during livestreams (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)

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Facebook adds Pages features to let creators endorse each other, make content exclusive to top fans and subscribers, earn “rising creator” labels, and more  —  Facebook is introducing new Pages features that are designed to help creators get discovered and connect with their followers, the company announced on Tuesday.

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Meta updates Stars on Facebook including testing automatic onboarding for creators, bringing Stars to images and text, and Stars Party to Facebook Reels  —  Meta announced today that’s introducing a number of new creator updates across Instagram and Facebook.

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Instagram debuts transparency tools to let users with professional accounts, like businesses and creators, know if their content is ineligible to be recommended  —  Instagram announced today that it’s introducing new transparency tools so you can see whether your photos and videos are recommended in the app.

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TikTok is raising the age requirement for going live from 16 to 18 starting November 23 and is introducing streams that can be limited to adult-only audiences  —  TikTok is updating its livestream system to limit kids from going live and to allow streamers to only reach adults.

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Facebook expands its Professional Mode, giving all creators globally a chance to earn money with various tools, including Reels Play bonuses and subscriptions  —  Meta has announced the global expansion of its professional mode profile setting on Facebook to all creators.

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Google announces updates for Search to help users find dishes near them; Maps, including expanding Live View; and Shopping, adding AR tools for makeup shopping  —  Google announced today that it’s introducing a slew of new Maps, Search and Shopping features.