Meta offers creators $5,000 to join Facebook and Instagram amid TikTok uncertainty

Facebook and Instagram owners Meta is offering popular US creators from competitors' apps such as TikTok the chance to earn $5,000 (£4,040) in bonuses to make content on its platforms. TikTok briefly went offline in the US on Sunday ahead of a ban put in place by Joe Biden, but hours later, it came back online with a message thanking his successor Donald Trump, who has suspended the ban for 75 days. The delayed ban spells uncertainty for creators on TikTok - many of whom make a living through the wildly pop ...