BIR Cracks Down on Influencers, Bao Apology, Mobile Legends Revenue , ByteDance Lays Off and more

Описание: In our recent gaming podcast Filipino gamers talk about BIR Going after Social Media Influencers, Bao Scam Allegations Apology, Mobile Legends Revenue Sources by Country, ByteDance Gaming Layoffs, Mobile Gaming Decline, Zenless Zone Zero Censorship, Filipinas in Valorant Game Changers, Nier Automata Sequel, Influencer Tax Estimates, Influencer Taxable Services and the Netflix Tomb Raider Dress Issue.

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BIR vs Influencers
According to an article by Inquirer, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has vowed to intensify its crackdown on social media influencers who have been ignoring notices to voluntarily comply with tax laws. At the same time, Rosmar Tan did an Interview with Toni Gonzaga flexing 5m php daily revenue.

Influencer Tax Revenue Estimates from BIR
According to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), an influencer with a million followers could earn between P100,000 and P150,000 for a single Instagram post. Those with less than a million followers get paid between P50,000 and P80,000, while content creators whose follower count falls below six digits command a rate between P25,000 and P40,000.

Taxable Influencer Services from BIR
Payments received in consideration for services, regardless of the manner or form of payment, such as affiliate marketing, co-creating product lines and promoting their own products, photo and video sales, digital courses, subscriptions, e-books, podcasts, and webinars.

Nier Automata Sequel
According to a recent interview with 4gamer.net, Yosuke Saito, the producer of the Nier series, has confirmed that more Nier games are in the works, six years after the release of Nier Automata.

ByteDance Layoffs
According to a recent report, ByteDance, the parent company of Mobile Legends Moonton, is pulling back from gaming and laying off hundreds of employees.

Declining Mobile Gaming Revenue
According to a ByteDance spokesperson, mobile gaming revenue is in decline while user acquisition costs are rising. Therefore, some publishers are reassessing big bets placed around the industry, as the payoff may take longer than expected or be completely out of reach.

Mobile Legends Revenue Sources
According to AppMagic Rock, a mobile app analytics company, the lifetime downloads of Mobile Legends as of November 2023 are as follows: Indonesia: 39% and Philippines: 16%

On the other hand, the lifetime revenue sources of Mobile Legends as of November 2023 are as follows: United States: 16% and Indonesia: 13%

Filipina Representatives in Valorant Game Changers
Several Filipinas are representing the Philippines in the Valorant Game Changes Championship for 2023. In addition, MaikaFabs will be part of the main broadcast. Team SMG, which includes Shirazi, Alexy, and Kamiyu, won their opener against Evil Geniuses GC.

Netflix Tomb Raider Dress Issue
Concept art for some of the outfits in the upcoming Netflix Tomb Raider series has been shared online, and some fans have criticized the designs. The dress concept art, in particular, has been the target of many negative remarks. Fans have criticized the inclusion of sneakers with the dress and deemed the dress itself as ugly.

Zenless Zone Zero Censorship
The closed beta for Zenless Zone Zero has started, but players have been disappointed with the game’s physics, as some of the characters are less bouncy than expected. In addition, the game has been caught in 4K, as cleavage and thighs have been covered during the beta.

Bao Scam Allegations Apology
Mark Cabigting, also known as Bao, has released an apology following his removal from TnC Pro’s ML team due to scamming allegations . In his apology, Bao asked for forgiveness from everyone who supported and accepted him, acknowledging that he made a big mistake and hurt many people. He also apologized to Blacklist and the agents for his arrogance and the things he said behind their backs . Bao also addressed the allegations of scamming, stating that he did not scam fans out of 300k PHP and that all the death threats he received were unfounded. He promised to learn from his mistakes and become better as he continues his career in ML.

00:00 Intro
02:46 Nier Automata Sequel
04:47 Bytedance Gaming Layoffs
09:43 Mobile Gaming Revenue According to ByteDance
13:38 Mobile Legends Revenue Sources
21:45 Filipnas in Valorant Game Changers
29:09 Netflix Tomb Raider Dress
34:33 Zenless Zone Zero Censorship
39:44 Daming Manyak Monologue
44:52 Bao Apology
53:36 Social Media Influencer BIR Tax
01:01:51 BIR Influencer Estimates
01:06:33 Social Media Influencer Taxable Services
01:10:20 Shoutouts and Outro

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