Meta spokesperson Paige Cohen confirmed to The Verge that they launched a Breakthrough Bonus program, in which accepted creators will automatically start earning money through the Content Monetization program — plus up to $5,000 in bonuses to help them “get off the ground” for the first 90 days.

Meta is offering creators up to $5,000 in bonuses to switch to Facebook and Instagram. The cash incentive depends on the size of their social media footprint and comes days after TikTok went dark in the U.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has offered to pay up to $5,000 to popular creators in the United States to join Facebook and Instagram.The social media giant says those joining from “third-party social apps” will get cash based on “an evaluation of your social presence”.