Facebook is testing ways to compensate video creators so it can cut into YouTube’s dominance

(FILES) This file photo taken on November 20, 2017 shows logos of US online social media and social networking service Facebook. Facebook on February 27, 2018 announced a $3 million pilot project aimed at helping US newspapers boost paid digital subscriptions. The move was the latest by the huge social network to respond to concerns that it and other online platforms have hurt news organizations by dominating internet advertising. / AFP PHOTO / LOIC VENANCE

If you’re a die-hard fan of a Facebook video creator, the social network may soon give you a way to pay for exclusive content and award you with a digital badge to declare your fandom. 

Those are some of the new ideas Facebook is introducing in the coming months to test ways to build up its creator community.