This feed is created by checking out the newsroom pages of all the major social media platforms, and other trusted websites. Scroll through the headlines or check out details of changes, by individual platform. All the updates are recorded here, so you don’t ever need to worry about missing something. Subscribe here for a weekly news round-up, straight to your email inbox.
YouTube’s rolling out some new options for podcast creators, while it’s also adding new video download options, and launching a new experiment that will recommend hashtags to include in your uploads to maximize discovery. Continue reading
Meta is introducing two new tools on Instagram designed to open up additional avenues for advertising as the company grapples with weak advertising demand. The social network announced that it’s beginning to test ads in search results to reach people actively...
TikTok is announcing updates to its community guidelines that are designed to make the app a safer and more secure environment for users. The social media platform is updating its community guidelines to make them easier to understand, and has added new policies on AI...
LinkedIn is launching a native post scheduling feature, while company pages will also now be able to follow other pages in the app. The changes are part of the platform’s latest feature update - here’s an overview of the latest LinkedIn app functions. Continue...
Meta has announced that it’s making its new Meta Verified program available to users in the US, which means that American users will now be able to purchase a blue checkmark on Facebook or Instagram for $US11.99 per month on the web, or $US14.99 in-app, accounting for...
Meta has added some new elements to its Safety Hub mini-site which will better highlight its various safety resources for journalists and public figures across its apps. Continue reading
British government ministers have been banned from using Chinese-owned social media app TikTok on their work phones and devices on security grounds. Continue reading
I’m not sure what it is about the minor tweet details that Elon Musk believes will change the way that people perceive tweets, but he seems pretty focused on giving users more and more context about how their tweets are shared, or not, in the hopes that it will...
Pinterest has announced another exclusive video partnership, this time with publisher Dotdash Meredith, which will bring content from a range of well-known lifestyle brands to the app. Continue reading
After rolling it out to Android creators back in December, YouTube is now giving Shorts creators on iOS the capacity to choose a frame from their clip as their thumbnail within the Shorts creation process. Continue reading
TikTok is introducing a new feature that lets you reset your For You feed and start fresh to retrain the app’s algorithm about content you enjoy. The company announced today that it’s rolling out “Refresh,” a new option for users who feel like their feed...
As a Microsoft-owned company, it’s no surprise to see LinkedIn looking to add more AI elements into its platform, with Microsoft now seeking to integrate OpenAI’s conversational GPT back-end into virtually all of its apps and functions. Continue reading