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Today, we’re launching Security Checkup, a new feature to help people keep their Instagram accounts secure. Security Checkup will guide people, whose accounts may have been hacked, through the steps needed to secure them. This includes checking login activity,...
Today, we’re announcing new ways to connect with and spotlight subject matter experts in Facebook Groups. There are more than 70 million admins and moderators running active Facebook groups around the world. Many of these groups are home to subject matter experts who...
If you’re tired of sending brilliant takes into the Twitterverse only to be met with wave after wave of reply guys, a new Twitter feature could give you some relief. Starting today, anyone on Twitter will be able to adjust who can reply to individual tweets after...
We're bringing together parts of the LinkedIn Live and Events experiences to enhance your virtual events on LinkedIn. What changes are coming and when? A scheduled live stream will automatically create a public event post. When you create a Scheduled Live stream from...
Facebook has shared a new video explainer of how its infamous News Feed algorithm works, which doesn't provide any major new insights or tips, but does give a good, general overview of Facebook's content ranking process, and why some things gain more...
Pinterest has hired British newspaper The Guardian’s commercial director Nick Hewat as its sales director for the U.K. and Ireland. Continue reading
The UK’s first TikTok pop-up is to open in west London, allowing fans to interact with influencers who have found success via the social media app and try to create their own mini-films. The app, which allows users to create and share short videos soundtracked with...
TikTok is now available on Fire TV devices in the UK, France, and Germany, the video platform announced today. The app, which will be available starting today, lets viewers watch content from the service’s “For You” and “Following” feeds. There’s also a “Discover”...
Sea shanties and viral dance trends have helped make TikTok a hit since the start of the pandemic. In 2020, the social media app, which allows users to create and share one or more 60-second films soundtracked with music clips, surpassed 2bn global downloads. In...
TikTok is moving to further empower its automated detection tools for policy violations, with a new process that will see content that it detects as violating its policies on upload removed entirely, ensuring that no one ever sees it. As TikTok explains, currently, as...
Looking to up your TikTok game? This could help - this month, TikTok is running a range of free 'TikTok Unplugged' business info sessions, which will see some of the platform's biggest successes share their secrets and tips on how to grow your brand with TikTok...
A new pilot program from TikTok would inject a little LinkedIn into the youthful video-based social network. TikTok announced that, starting today, it will invite users to submit video resumes to participating companies, including Target, Chipotle, Shopify, Meredith,...