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If you’ve posted any links on LinkedIn recently, you may have noticed that your link preview image is a lot smaller than it once was in stream. Continue reading
You may not use them, or understand why others would. But Instagram says that a heap of people, young people in particular, now use its in-stream Notes feature, which provides another way to spark conversations, in various areas of the app. Continue reading
Instagram has announced two new updates to help protect younger users in the app, including an expansion of its “Limits” feature, which was originally only available to creator accounts, and new ways to restrict who can engage with your posts. Continue reading
After testing out its new Tweetdeck-style UI for Threads on desktop over the past few weeks, Meta has now announced that it’s rolling out the new threads.net on desktop globally, providing more customization and monitoring options for Threads users. Continue...
TikTok has launched a new dashboard where creators will be able to manage all aspects of their TikTok presence, including video uploads, editing, performance analytics, and more. Continue reading
After testing it out over the last year, Instagram will now enable all Meta Verified subscribers to restrict their DM requests to other verified users only, adding another perk for paying users. Continue reading
After testing it out with selected users over the past eight months, YouTube has now launched its new “Playables” in-app games offering to more users in the U.S., U.K., Canada and Australia, with over 75 basic mobile games now available in the app. Continue...
TikTok has announced a range of updates to streamline the use of its various ad tools at its TikTok World 2024 event, including updates to its AI creative tools, improved ad automation options, new ad types, and more. Continue reading
Here’s a small, but handy update for TikTok users. The platform has added a new floating player option, which enables you to keep watching TikTok videos on your desktop PC while switching to other tabs. Continue reading
Your Likes on X are set to disappear, as the platform moves to make what you’re interested in private, in order to counter potential negative connotations of your interests. Continue reading
Meta’s rolling out a new, automated video ad option, with Catalog Product Ads now also able to utilize video assets. Continue reading
LinkedIn is the latest social platform to add labels to AI-generated content in-stream, via a partnership with the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA), which uses data tagging to identify AI images. Continue reading