<s>
Bulletin	B-Protocol
is	O
an	O
online	O
newsletter	O
platform	O
launched	O
by	O
Facebook	B-Application
on	O
July	O
6	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
that	O
allows	O
notable	O
writers	O
to	O
make	O
announcements	O
directly	O
to	O
their	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
competitors	O
include	O
Substack	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
Bulletin	B-Protocol
was	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
near-clone.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Facebook	B-Application
CEO	O
Mark	O
Zuckerberg	O
stated	O
that	O
Bulletin	B-Protocol
represented	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
"	O
built	O
a	O
project	O
that	O
is	O
directly	O
for	O
journalists	O
and	O
individual	O
writers.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2022	O
Meta	O
announced	O
the	O
shut	O
down	O
of	O
Bulletin	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bulletin	B-Protocol
is	O
an	O
online	O
newsletter	O
platform	O
announced	O
by	O
Facebook	B-Application
on	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
and	O
launched	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
on	O
July	O
6	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Facebook	B-Application
CEO	O
Mark	O
Zuckerberg	O
touted	O
the	O
service	O
by	O
saying	O
that	O
Bulletin	B-Protocol
represented	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
"	O
built	O
a	O
project	O
that	O
is	O
directly	O
for	O
journalists	O
and	O
individual	O
writers.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
competitor	O
such	O
as	O
Substack	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
indicated	O
upon	O
service	O
's	O
launch	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
take	O
a	O
cut	O
of	O
subscription	O
fees	O
of	O
writers	O
using	O
that	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Washington	O
Post	O
technology	O
writer	O
Will	O
Oremus	O
,	O
the	O
move	O
was	O
criticized	O
by	O
those	O
who	O
viewed	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
predatory	O
pricing	O
intended	O
by	O
Facebook	B-Application
to	O
force	O
those	O
competitors	O
out	O
of	O
business	O
.	O
</s>
