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TikTok Shop has reversed course on its plan to end seller-fulfilled shipping in the U.S., telling merchants that previously announced deadlines will no longer go into effect.

In an email sent to sellers Tuesday evening and reviewed by Modern Retail, TikTok Shop said, “At this time, Seller Shipping remains unchanged, and previously shared deadlines are not going into effect.” The company told merchants to continue operating as usual while it provides further details.

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Even before Snapchat fully scales its newly unveiled creator subscriptions program, high-earning creators on the platform say it provides a reliable revenue stream with minimal content lift — encouraging amid the instability of other social algorithms.

“I never have a day where I’m making less than $200,” said Josh Horton, who has amassed 624,000 followers on Snapchat after joining in the platform’s early days. He says he gets over a million daily views on his stories thanks to the platform’s discovery tools.

“I have days that are great, where I make over $1,000, but nowhere else on social media are you guaranteed every single day that you’re going to have something coming in,” said Horton, whose YouTube following totals 2.1 million.

Unlike YouTube’s ad-driven, long-form model or TikTok’s viral, algorithm-heavy payouts, Snapchat has quietly evolved into a platform that rewards consistent, direct-to-fan engagement, creators told Digiday.

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