Facebook enters the newsletter game with the launch of Bulletin

Facebook has officially launched Bulletin, a newsletter subscription service featuring content creators such as Malcolm Gladwell. — Photo: Bulletin/dpa

In a mark of the rising popularity of newsletters, Facebook has officially entered the ring with Bulletin, a new subscription service offering a curated selection of free and paid newsletters.

The service, inspired by the success of the Substack subscription platform, launched with an initial selection of newsletters by writers and journalists such as Malcolm Gladwell, known for "Outliers," and the author of "Tuesdays with Morrie," Mitch Albom.