Facebook | Instagram hosts Creator Week, artists angrily claim being used to build NFT platform

Facebook's Instagram will host "Creator Week" from June 8 to 10, which will include NFT (non-fungible token) creators as part of the opening ceremony; however, one of the invited creators, Sean Williams, seems to have been used by Instagram to build an NFT platform.

Creator Claims to be Consulted by Instagram

Creator Sean Williams posted on the 18th, stating that Instagram is using NFT creators to help them build an NFT platform.

He believes that Instagram is leveraging people in the NFT community to provide them with insights and advice. Williams thinks that Instagram is disguising a meeting supposedly to help creators as a high-level business consultation, and then paying them $1,000.

Williams mentioned that they were required to sign a non-disclosure agreement during the event, and were used for product development discussions with Instagram's senior management and development team, only to be asked to keep quiet afterward.

Williams shared the invitation he received and stated that he would not be underestimated in such a manner.

Instagram Refuses to Respond, Facebook Developing VR Applications

Instagram has not responded to this matter.

Of note is that Facebook's founder, Mark Zuckerberg, has been discussing VR applications lately. Their VR headset, Quest, along with VR/AR applications, is expected to enable many virtual world objects to be tokenized as NFTs, providing more trading and collecting opportunities.

Zuckerberg showcased virtual character applications in Quest:

Zuckerberg demonstrated holding a meeting in VR: