Facebook platform which is owned by Meta has announced that Kenyans can be able to make money on facebook in 2024 after a successful meeting with President William Ruto.
According to reports by Meta, they listed some of the eligibility criteria for one to monetize and make money through their content on facebook including rules and regulations one has to adhere to.
How To Make Money On Facebook
The policy document explains that for one to monetize, he/she must have 500 followers for at least 30 consecutive days in his Facebook account.
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In addition, one’s page must be public either through Facebook pages, profiles in professional mode, events or groups to be able to earn through their accounts.
Eligibility is also a key factor for monetization where for any profile to be monetized, the profile must be from eligible country, in this case, Kenya is one of the eligible countries.
The Facebook profile must also follow community standards set by Facebook, such as avoiding hate speech, avoiding sexualized content and inauthentic content in their profiles.
Monetization Policies Set by Facebook
Facebook profiles intending to monetize must follow monetisation policies set up by the platform within their business partners programme. These policies include:
Avoiding static videos: Static vidios which are defined as content that contains one static image and little to no motion are not eligible for monetisation.
Static polls, which is described as content that is posted for the sole purpose of creating engagement, such as asking questions to the audience.
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In addition, slideshows of images with no motion alongside looped videos are prohibited. Looping content can include GIFs and content of varying lengths cannot be monetized.
This will also include misleading medical information, engagement bait and content about tragedy or conflict