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   "category": "05 Messaging/social apps",
   "subcategory": "Discord",
   "name": "Discord Server Subscriptions and Server Shop",
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   "economics": "creator 90% / Discord 10%; Apple 30% extra on iOS-started subs",
   "payout_threshold": "Stripe",
   "eligibility": "US only, 18+, US bank and ID",
   "status": "live",
   "verified_date": "2026-09-05",
   "verification": "official (via search)",
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   "label": "official",
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   "category": "05 Messaging/social apps",
   "subcategory": "Telegram",
   "name": "Telegram Stars (bots and mini apps)",
   "url": "https://telegram.org/tos/bot-developers",
   "type": "payment rail",
   "what_you_sell_or_earn": "digital goods in bots and mini apps",
   "economics": "0.013 USD reward per Star or 0.02 USD ad credit; Fragment converts to Toncoin; up to 21-day hold; 3-year expiry",
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   "eligibility": "bot developer",
   "status": "live",
   "verified_date": "2026-09-05",
   "verification": "official",
   "source_url": "https://core.telegram.org/bots/payments-stars",
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   "label": "official",
   "page": "platform/05-telegram-stars-bots-and-mini-apps.html"
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   "category": "05 Messaging/social apps",
   "subcategory": "Telegram",
   "name": "Telegram channel ad revenue share and Stars subscriptions",
   "url": "https://telegram.org/blog/monetization-for-channels",
   "type": "program",
   "what_you_sell_or_earn": "channel ads, paid subscriptions",
   "economics": "50% of ad revenue for public channels with 1,000+ subscribers, paid in Toncoin, no withdrawal fee; subscriptions in Stars keep 100% (secondary)",
   "payout_threshold": "n/a",
   "eligibility": "1,000 subscribers for ads",
   "status": "live",
   "verified_date": "2026-09-05",
   "verification": "official",
   "source_url": "https://www.scrile.com/blog/telegram-monetization",
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   "label": "official",
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   "category": "05 Messaging/social apps",
   "subcategory": "WhatsApp",
   "name": "WhatsApp Channels (subscriptions, promoted channels, Status ads)",
   "url": "https://about.fb.com/news/2025/06/helping-you-find-more-channels-businesses-on-whatsapp/",
   "type": "program",
   "what_you_sell_or_earn": "monthly channel subscriptions",
   "economics": "fee not published; 10% cut unverified",
   "payout_threshold": "n/a",
   "eligibility": "channel admin; rolling out since June 2025",
   "status": "live, rolling out",
   "verified_date": "2026-09-05",
   "verification": "official (features); fee unverified",
   "source_url": "https://blog.whatsapp.com/helping-you-find-more-channels-and-businesses-on-whatsapp",
   "notes": "",
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   "label": "unverified",
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   "category": "05 Messaging/social apps",
   "subcategory": "LINE",
   "name": "LINE Creators Market",
   "url": "https://help2.line.me/creators/web/pc?lang=en&contentId=20005127",
   "type": "marketplace",
   "what_you_sell_or_earn": "stickers, emoji, themes",
   "economics": "50% of (sales minus Apple 30%/26% JP or Google 30% fee); JP bank fee JPY 495; PayPal 2% elsewhere",
   "payout_threshold": "JPY 1,000; within 90 days",
   "eligibility": "creator account",
   "status": "live",
   "verified_date": "2026-09-05",
   "verification": "official",
   "source_url": "https://help2.line.me/creators/web/pc?lang=en&contentId=20005127",
   "notes": "Stickers Premium pool 30% (secondary)",
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   "label": "official",
   "page": "platform/05-line-creators-market.html"
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  {
   "category": "05 Messaging/social apps",
   "subcategory": "LINE",
   "name": "LINE MINI Apps (Japan)",
   "url": "https://developers.line.biz/en/docs/line-mini-app/develop/payment/",
   "type": "platform",
   "what_you_sell_or_earn": "in-app purchases, display ads",
   "economics": "IAP via App Store/Google Play billing (Japan only); LY Ads Network and Yahoo! JAPAN Ads",
   "payout_threshold": "n/a",
   "eligibility": "verified MINI App; opened to all verified devs 2026-04-13 (secondary)",
   "status": "live",
   "verified_date": "2026-09-05",
   "verification": "official (mechanism)",
   "source_url": "https://developers.line.biz/en/docs/line-mini-app/service/line-mini-app-ads/",
   "notes": "",
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   "label": "official",
   "page": "platform/05-line-mini-apps-japan.html"
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  {
   "category": "05 Messaging/social apps",
   "subcategory": "Kakao",
   "name": "Kakao Emoticon Studio",
   "url": "https://emoticonstudio.kakao.com/",
   "type": "marketplace",
   "what_you_sell_or_earn": "KakaoTalk emoticons",
   "economics": "per-pack share unpublished; Emoticon Plus pool",
   "payout_threshold": "n/a",
   "eligibility": "creator review",
   "status": "live",
   "verified_date": "2026-09-05",
   "verification": "secondary",
   "source_url": "https://www.koreaherald.com/article/2733233",
   "notes": "10,000+ creators",
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   "label": "secondary",
   "page": "platform/05-kakao-emoticon-studio.html"
  },
  {
   "category": "05 Messaging/social apps",
   "subcategory": "WeChat",
   "name": "WeChat Mini Programs (iOS virtual payments)",
   "url": "https://technode.com/2025/11/15/wechat-to-support-virtual-payments-on-ios-apple-cuts-commission-to-15/",
   "type": "platform",
   "what_you_sell_or_earn": "virtual goods in mini programs",
   "economics": "Apple 15% (Mini Apps Partner Program), 12% China from 2026-03-15; Tencent share unpublished",
   "payout_threshold": "n/a",
   "eligibility": "WeChat developer",
   "status": "live",
   "verified_date": "2026-09-05",
   "verification": "secondary (WeChat) / official (Apple)",
   "source_url": "https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=xcz1s7cz",
   "notes": "",
   "id": "05-wechat-mini-programs-ios-virtual-payments",
   "label": "official",
   "page": "platform/05-wechat-mini-programs-ios-virtual-payments.html"
  },
  {
   "category": "05 Messaging/social apps",
   "subcategory": "Reddit",
   "name": "Reddit Developer Funds (Devvit apps)",
   "url": "https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/50860336905108-Reddit-Developer-Funds-H2-2026-Terms",
   "type": "program",
   "what_you_sell_or_earn": "Devvit apps, mod tools",
   "economics": "$1,000 at 250 Qualified Installs; $500 at 500 Daily Qualified Engagers in 7 days; max 3 apps",
   "payout_threshold": "n/a",
   "eligibility": "communities with 300+ weekly actives; Earn Policy eligible",
   "status": "live (H2 2026 term)",
   "verified_date": "2026-09-05",
   "verification": "official (via search)",
   "source_url": "https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/27958169342996-Reddit-Developer-Funds-H1-2026-Terms",
   "notes": "",
   "id": "05-reddit-developer-funds-devvit-apps",
   "label": "official",
   "page": "platform/05-reddit-developer-funds-devvit-apps.html"
  },
  {
   "category": "05 Messaging/social apps",
   "subcategory": "Twitch",
   "name": "Twitch Extensions (Bits in Extensions)",
   "url": "https://dev.twitch.tv/docs/extensions/monetization/",
   "type": "program",
   "what_you_sell_or_earn": "extension products bought with Bits",
   "economics": "shared between broadcaster and developer; 80/20 reported (secondary)",
   "payout_threshold": "n/a",
   "eligibility": "tax and financial onboarding for non-affiliates",
   "status": "live",
   "verified_date": "2026-09-05",
   "verification": "official (mechanism) + secondary (split)",
   "source_url": "https://streamernews.gg/guides/twitch-revenue-split-explained/",
   "notes": "",
   "id": "05-twitch-extensions-bits-in-extensions",
   "label": "official",
   "page": "platform/05-twitch-extensions-bits-in-extensions.html"
  },
  {
   "category": "05 Messaging/social apps",
   "subcategory": "Snapchat",
   "name": "Lens Creator Rewards",
   "url": "https://developers.snap.com/lens-studio/monetization/lens-creator-rewards",
   "type": "program",
   "what_you_sell_or_earn": "AR Lenses",
   "economics": "Top Performer Payouts (high-performing within 90 days; 15,000 Qualified Posters secondary) and Lens+ Payouts by engagement",
   "payout_threshold": "Rewards Hub; ~14 days",
   "eligibility": "18+, 48 eligible countries",
   "status": "live",
   "verified_date": "2026-09-05",
   "verification": "official",
   "source_url": "https://ar.snap.com/lens-creator-rewards",
   "notes": "~$1M paid June 2026 (secondary)",
   "id": "05-lens-creator-rewards",
   "label": "official",
   "page": "platform/05-lens-creator-rewards.html"
  },
  {
   "category": "05 Messaging/social apps",
   "subcategory": "TikTok",
   "name": "Effect Creator Rewards (Effect House)",
   "url": "https://effecthouse.tiktok.com/learn/guides/support/faq-effect-creator-rewards",
   "type": "program",
   "what_you_sell_or_earn": "AR effects",
   "economics": "RPM per 1,000 unique publishes after 5,000 publishes in 30 days (100,000 for makeup/green screen); max $14,000 per effect, $50,000 per creator per month",
   "payout_threshold": "$10; paid 15th of following month",
   "eligibility": "51 countries",
   "status": "live",
   "verified_date": "2026-09-05",
   "verification": "official",
   "source_url": "https://effecthouse.tiktok.com/learn/guides/management-and-growth/monetize-your-effects",
   "notes": "",
   "id": "05-effect-creator-rewards-effect-house",
   "label": "official",
   "page": "platform/05-effect-creator-rewards-effect-house.html"
  },
  {
   "category": "05 Messaging/social apps",
   "subcategory": "Other networks",
   "name": "Bluesky / Threads / Mastodon",
   "url": "https://buffer.com/resources/bluesky-subscriptions-monetization/",
   "type": "platform",
   "what_you_sell_or_earn": "posts",
   "economics": "no native payouts; Bluesky subscriptions planned; Threads bonus ended ~April 2025",
   "payout_threshold": "n/a",
   "eligibility": "n/a",
   "status": "no payouts",
   "verified_date": "2026-09-05",
   "verification": "secondary",
   "source_url": "https://postory.io/blog/threads-monetization",
   "notes": "",
   "id": "05-bluesky-threads-mastodon",
   "label": "secondary",
   "page": "platform/05-bluesky-threads-mastodon.html"
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