As most of the world turns to online entertainment due to the global lockdown affecting most of the entertainment industry, Facebook is planning to help creators monetise their craft. The tech giant announced that it’ll be giving creators the option of charging for access to events with Facebook Live streams.

 

“To support creators and small businesses, we plan to add the ability for Pages to charge for access to events with Live videos on Facebook – anything from online performances to classes to professional conferences,” Facebook said in its announcement.

 

 

In the post, it highlights the new changes it will be making on the social network site. Some of them are outlined below:

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— Facebook is bringing back the “Live With” feature. This means users can add another person to their live video, just like Instagram. So users could bring guest speakers, interview an expert, or perform with a friend.

 

— Pages will be able to mark Facebook Events as online only. Allowing them to integrate Facebook Live so they can broadcast to guests. Facebook also plans to provide the ability for Pages to charge for access to events with Live videos.

 

— Facebook will also enable users to raise money for causes with a donate button. Users can now add a donate button to live videos wherever nonprofit fundraisers are available.

 

— It will now be easier to access live video and watch or listen anywhere. Users who have limited data or a poor connection will have the option to listen to an audio-only version. Public live videos will also now be available on the web and some pages will be able to share a toll-free number that lets you listen to the audio by calling in.

 

The announcement came buried amid the bigger Messenger Rooms and WhatsApp announcement. Facebook Rooms Messenger’s new feature lets users add up to 50 people in a group call.

 

Facebook also announced that it was expanding the number of WhatsApp video call participants from four to eight.

 

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