Snapchat is launching a new fund for augmented-reality lens creators.
Traditionally, AR creators have leaned on branded effects to make money.
For years, augmented-reality creators who make amusing visual effects for Snapchat have relied on brand work to make money.
A Snap spokesperson declined to share the total amount of funds available to AR creators, but said that "many creators" will earn rewards each month.
It's also tested a program where AR creators could charge users for access to variations and upgrades of certain lenses.
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