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INVESTIGATION SERIES
Who Makes Money From Facebook?
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Facebook reportedly paid out nearly $3 billion dollars in royalties to its partner-publishers in 2025 through its revenue redistribution programs (a 35% increase from the previous year).
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Millions of accounts benefit, with numbers rising rapidly.
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Authentic creators and media publishers are among those earning money from Facebook.
Many of the accounts getting onboarded, however, do not appear to meet Meta’s own monetization terms, policies and minimum eligibility requirements.
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Articles
How Facebook (Continues to) Channel Money to Sanctioned Entities
Investigation
Sep 17, 2025
How Facebook Offers Monetization Opportunities to Politicians and Political Candidates
Investigation
Sep 30, 2025
How Police and Military Monetize from Facebook
Investigation
Oct 6, 2025
How Facebook Channels Money to Political Parties
Investigation
Nov 28, 2025
Child Monetization: How weaknesses in Meta’s monetization systems and governance may expose children to harm
Investigation
Report
Sep 30, 2026
How Facebook Subsidizes Scammers
Investigation
How Facebook Incentivizes and Funds Grifters
Investigation
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