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Social media company X, formerly Twitter, now lets paid users hide their verification checkmarks. The Elon Musk-owned company introduced paid verification last year with the Twitter Blue relaunch. The service was renamed to XBlue during the ongoing rebranding...
Snapchat is introducing a new Lens Creator Rewards program to give AR creators and developers the chance to earn money for top-performing Lenses, the company announced on Tuesday. Continue reading
With Shorts consumption rising on YouTube, it’s making a bigger move to take on TikTok head-to-head, with the addition of a range of new, TikTok-like features for Shorts that’ll bring the two platforms into closer parity. Continue reading
Earlier this month, Twitter — which has since rebranded as X — began sharing ad revenue with verified creators in an attempt to retain top talent on its platform. Today, the company announced its “Ads Revenue Sharing” program is now available for eligible creators...
As Twitter shoots itself in the foot with a rebrand this morning, TikTok has announced that it’s rolling out support for text posts. Although TikTok started off as a platform for short-form video, it later added support for images in an attempt to take on Instagram....
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The X team continues to expand the availability of its Community Notes feature, with users in 18 more regions now able to apply to be part of the volunteer moderation program. Continue reading
Brand identity is important, and Twitter is definitely a recognized brand, but X doesn’t have the same weight, which could be a factor in determining ad spend. Continue reading
YouTube rolling out an improved YouTube Studio navigation experience, including shortcuts to commonly used elements, and updated categorization in stream, which will make it easier to action critical updates and changes for your YouTube presence. Continue reading
Amid the confusion of X, Twitter’s sudden rebrand, Meta’s looking to capitalize on a new wave of Twitter cast-offs who are keen to try out something new, with some new features for Threads that will help to bring it much closer to the traditional Twitter experience....
The new white X on a black background has replaced the blue bird on the desktop version of the social network, although is yet to appear on the mobile app. Continue reading
TikTok has released an updated version of its Ad Library resource, which provides searchable insights into all of the ad campaigns running in the app, with data on ad targeting, regional reach, who paid for it, etc. Continue reading