Facebook bets on its stars in the quest for sales

Sunday, 05 May 2019 - 6:40

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Reports state that stars with legions of followers on Instagram will soon be able to sell products directly to users using the company's apps.

Facebook, which owns Instagram and Whatsapp, said this week that the future of shopping would depend on content "creators".

However, there are now signs that people are growing weary of being told that a product is nice by someone whose only qualification is being famous!


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