Verified Facebook Pages can now share branded content – such as photos, videos, text – on Facebook which means it will be easier for brands, who usually own these pages, to make money from shared content.

The new ad policy was announced in a post by product manager, Clare Rubin, and vice-president of partnerships, Nick Grudin. They said: "Along with changes to our branded content policy and ads policy, we’re offering a new tool that makes it easy for publishers and influencers to tag a marketer when they publish branded content. Publishers and influencers must use this tag for all branded content shared on Facebook.

"This update is something that media companies, public figures, influencers, and marketers have been asking for, as branded content is a growing and evolving part of the media landscape. People will now be connected to more of the content they care most about on Facebook as publishers and influencers gain an incentive to share more quality content — of all kinds — with their fans.

"We know that many of our partners have existing partnership deals with marketers, and this update gives them the ability to extend their branded content business onto Facebook."