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Source: Social Media Today YouTube has announced some new safety features for teen users, including a range of additional third party resources to help encourage more conscious, safe online viewing behaviors. Continue reading
Source: Socila Media Today YouTube’s expanding its Hype creator amplification option, while it’s also updating its policies on gambling-related content, in order to limit the types of gambling promotions that can be shown to younger users. Continue...
Source: Techcrunch X is bringing more attention to Communities, a feature that allows X users to connect and engage in discussions around a given topic, similar to how it’s done on Reddit. Continue reading
Source: Techcrunch TikTok is preparing to sunset its creator marketplace in favor of a new, more expanded experience, the company has informed businesses and creators via email. Continue reading
Source: Social Media Today YouTube has updated its “Replace Song” function in YouTube Studio, with new AI-based recommendations for potential replacements for tracks you may not be licensed to use, while it’s also announced a new test of its “Hype” program,...
Source: Social Media Today Instagram chief Adam Mosseri has provided some more insight into how its content algorithm measures watch time as a percentage of a video, as opposed to a binary count. Continue reading
Source: Social Media Today LinkedIn is adding another way to measure the impact of your contributions in the app, with some users now able to see impression counts on their comments beneath LinkedIn posts. Continue reading
Source: Social Media Today Along with the release of its latest Grok 3 AI model, X has also announced two new automated ad creation features in the app, which will essentially enable X’s AI systems to help guide your creative and targeting efforts. ...
Source: Techcrunch Meta announced in a blog post on Thursday that it’s now accepting sign-ups for its Community Notes program on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. Continue reading
Source: Social Media Today YouTube’s announced an expansion of audio replies to comments, while it’s also added a new option that will enable creators to promote their Shorts to a broader audience in the app. Continue reading
Source: Social Media Today Instagram’s rolling out a new element within its Partnership Ads that will enable brands to showcase a creator endorsement within a sponsored comment on a Partnership post Continue reading
Source: Social Media Today Meta’s controversial switch to a Community Notes model, while phasing out third-party fact-checking, is set to get underway very soon, with the company today posting a new overview of how Community Notes will function Continue...