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Source: Social Media Today Elon Musk and his xAI team are making a big push to get people using its latest Grok elements, with its Grok “Imagine” video generation option now free to use in the U.S. (for a limited time), while X has also added the capacity to...
Source: Meta Today, we’re launching several new ways to help you better connect with your friends on Instagram. People have always come to Instagram to share what they’re up to and where they are. Now, with reposts, the map, and the “Friends” tab in Reels, it’s...
Source: Social Media Today These have been floating around in testing for a little while, but today, Instagram has confirmed that it’s rolling out some updated metrics within the “Insights” tab, in order to give you more guidance as to what content is...
Source: Social Media Today UPDATE: TikTok has informed SMT that this option is not live in TikTok Ads Manager, and has not been communicated to ad partners as yet. Continue reading
Source: Social Media Today After first previewing them back in April, TikTok has today announced an expanded launch of its own version of Community Notes, called “Footnotes,” which will enable TikTok users to add contextual information to posts in the app....
Source: Social Media Today Instagram has increased its follower requirements for live-streaming, which will mean that users who haven’t grown their account to a certain level will no longer be able to broadcast in the app. Continue reading ...
Source: Techcrunch YouTube is tweaking its profanity-related rules to allow creators to monetize videos with swearing in them, provided the profanity is limited to the first seven seconds of the video. Continue reading
Source: Techcrunch TikTok announced that it’s releasing a slew of new features, including enhanced parental controls, additional tools for creators, and a new interactive well-being feature. Continue reading
Source: Social Media Today YouTube’s expanding access to its Premium Lite option, which reduces the amount of ads users see in the app, while it’s also announced updates to Community Posts, and new filters for playlists. Continue reading
Source: Social Media Today With more businesses looking to messaging to connect with prospective customers, Meta’s aiming to help brands maintain DM connections, with the addition of follow-up notifications on Messenger for important order updates. ...
Source: Social Media Today LinkedIn’s adding a new competitive element to its in-app gaming feature, with group leaderboards set to show how you rank on each game in comparison to your LinkedIn connections. Continue reading
Source: Techcrunch YouTube announced it’s beginning to roll out age-estimation technology in the U.S. to identify teen users in order to provide a more age-appropriate experience. Continue reading