Bulletin (service)

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Bulletin
Type of site
Newsletter service
Meta Platforms, Inc.
URLwww.bulletin.com
LaunchedJuly 6, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-07-06)
Current statusInactive

Bulletin was an online newsletter platform launched by Facebook on July 6, 2021,[1] that allows notable writers to make announcements directly to their subscribers. Its competitors include Substack, of which Bulletin was called a "near-clone." Writers participating in the platform's launch included Malcolm Gladwell, Mitch Albom,[2] Tan France, Jessica Yellin, Jane Wells, Erin Andrews and Dorie Greenspan. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated that Bulletin represented the first time that the company had "built a project that is directly for journalists and individual writers."[1]

In October 2022 Meta announced the shutdown of Bulletin.[3] The platform went into read only mode in January 2023 and became unavailable in April 2023.[4]

History

Facebook announced Bulletin as its online newsletter platform on June 29, 2021.[5][6] and launched by the company on July 6, 2021. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg touted the service by saying that Bulletin represented the first time that the company had "built a project that is directly for journalists and individual writers."[1] Writers participating in the platform's launch included Malcolm Gladwell, Mitch Albom,[2] Tan France, Jessica Yellin, Jane Wells, Erin Andrews and Dorie Greenspan.[1]

Criticism

Unlike competitor such as

antitrust law, saying, "We want companies to compete by making better products, investing in new equipment and tech — not purely relying on their financial advantages to capture market share."[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Chan, J. Clara (June 29, 2021). "Facebook Launches Substack Newsletter Rival, Won't Take Cut of Pay". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Oremus, Will (July 6, 2021). "A classic Silicon Valley tactic — losing money to crush rivals — comes in for scrutiny". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 6, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  3. ^ Silberling, Amanda (October 4, 2022). "Meta shuts down Bulletin newsletters, moves resources to its discovery algorithm". TechCrunch. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "Learn what happens to your subscription once Bulletin is unavailable". Facebook. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  5. ^ Brown, Campbell (June 29, 2021). "Introducing Bulletin, A Platform for Independent Writers". Facebook. Archived from the original on June 30, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "Facebook Bulletin". Bulletin. Archived from the original on June 29, 2021.

External links

Official website