Bulletin (service)
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Publisher
Type of site | Newsletter service Publisher |
|---|---|
| Founded | June 29, 2021 in Menlo Park, California |
| Founder | Mark Zuckerberg |
| CEO | Mark Zuckerberg |
| Parent | Meta Platforms, Inc. |
| URL | www |
| Launched | July 6, 2021 |
| Current status | Inactive |
Bulletin was an online newsletter platform launched by Facebook on July 6, 2021,[1] that allows notable writers to make announcements directly to their subscribers. Its competitors included Substack, of which Bulletin was called a "near-clone." Writers participating in the platform's launch included Malcolm Gladwell, Mitch Albom,[2] Tan France, Jessica Yellin, Jane Wells, Erin Andrews and Dorie Greenspan. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated that Bulletin represented the first time that the company had "built a project that is directly for journalists and individual writers."[1]
In October 2022 Meta announced the shutdown of Bulletin.[3] The platform went into read only mode in January 2023 and became unavailable in April 2023.[4]
Facebook announced Bulletin as its online newsletter platform on June 29, 2021.[5][6] and launched by the company on July 6, 2021. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg touted the service by saying that Bulletin represented the first time that the company had "built a project that is directly for journalists and individual writers."[1] Writers participating in the platform's launch included Malcolm Gladwell, Mitch Albom,[2] Tan France, Jessica Yellin, Jane Wells, Erin Andrews and Dorie Greenspan.[1]