Meta updates its livestream shopping tools

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  Pinterest launches AI-powered ad and shopping tools

  The platform unveiled a business assistant for marketers and an Ask Pinterest app to help shoppers with the discovery process.

  Pinterest

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  Meta adds expanded analytics and AI restyle options to Edits

  The standalone video editing app will get comparative data features, opacity controls for stickers and text and new audience insight options.

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  LinkedIn adds GIF support

  The update allows users to add moving animations directly to posts instead of having to convert them from other file formats.

  LinkedIn

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  Reddit study highlights user purchase behavior

  The research, created in partnership with WPP, examined how people on the platform gain insights into brands and make buying decisions.

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  LinkedIn adds more digital skills visibility

  Users can now include verifiable skills on the profiles from more than a dozen platforms including Hubspot, Fiverr and Beehiv.

  LinkedIn

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  Threads reaches 500M user milestone

  The app added new communities and algorithm options as it nears the same number of active users as Elon Musk’s X.

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  Snap opens pre-orders for Specs AR glasses

  The $2,195 devices come in two sizes and feature hundreds of custom-built Snap Lenses, but the company faces stiff competition from Apple and Meta.

  Snapchat

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  Social media is the leading source of news, per Reuters

  The 2026 Digital News Report found that people rely on social media for news more than TV or news websites.

  Facebook

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  LinkedIn launches AI training courses for marketers

  The program was created in partnership with Adobe and is designed to teach the fundamentals of artificial intelligence usage to marketing professionals.

  LinkedIn

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  X adds Google Tag Manager integration

  The app expanded several areas of its Ad Managers platform to make promotions more accessible to marketers regardless of coding experience.

  X (Twitter)

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  Microsoft expands LinkedIn seniority targeting to more ad objectives

  The company has extended the ways marketers can refine their promotions based on specific data sets.

  LinkedIn

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  Meta improves AI options on Facebook

  The company is updating artificial intelligence-powered searches that can access public commentary and offering new photo and video editing tools.

  Facebook

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  UK outlines plans for teen social media ban

  The government said it would “learn the lessons from Australia’s experience” and implement a more effective policy, but core questions linger.

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  Pinterest adds AI updates for SMBs

  The platform is building out its artificial intelligence-powered Pinterest Performance+ suite with a new customer acquisition feature and a one-click Shopify integration.

  Pinterest

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  Meta continues to deflect concerns about facial recognition features

  The company has deflected multiple reports, including a new one from Wired, as it attempts to reassure the public that it’s taking “a thoughtful approach” to face ID.

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  TikTok bans AI-generated voices in shopping livestreams

  The platform said that livestreams can no longer feature non-real-time verbal interactions, as reported by Pyments.

  TikTok

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  Reddit campaigns drive performance on and off the platform

  New data from the app showed that Reddit ads had a halo effect and impacted promotional reach across multiple surfaces.

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  Edits is getting a desktop version and an AI production assistant

  A desktop version of Meta’s separate video editing app will help to enhance the utility of the tool.

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  Meta is giving 130K US veterans free AI glasses

  The program aims to showcase the utility of Meta’s evolving AI-powered device. 

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  X’s Grok chatbot is still generating fake nude images

  New research shows that despite xAI’s claim to have addressed misuse concerns, users are still able to generate deepfake nudes via Grok. 

  X (Twitter)

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  YouTube announces new live concert series

  “Music Nights” will see the platform host a series of IRL concerts and meet-ups around the world, including in the U.S., France and the U.K.

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  Meta announces World Cup features across its apps

  Users can celebrate the games on Threads, Instagram, Facebook and the company’s messaging platforms with custom stickers, live chats and other activations.

  Facebook

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  Meta reiterates call for app store age checks

  The company’s head of global safety said in a recent post that requiring users to individually upload personal documents to social media platforms created privacy risks.

  Facebook

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  Meta publishes 2026 holiday planning guide

  The playbook offers quarterly marketing suggestions for brands and includes data points showcasing how consumers use the company’s apps for discovery.

  Facebook

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  Google partners with Walmart Connect, updates real estate listings

  A new deal with Walmart will offer advertisers insight into how their campaigns impact sales, while enhanced property listings could drive queries.

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