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  • Meta ad testing
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    Retrieved from Meta on June 24, 2026
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    Meta launches advanced AI ad features

    The company is rolling out new creative solutions, testing mechanisms and text generation tools.

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    Meta considers entering prediction markets

    The company is reportedly developing a new app similar to Polymarket and Kalshi, according to The New York Times.

  • YouTube trend data
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    Retrieved from Google on June 24, 2026
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    YouTube releases updated ad metrics tools

    Brands can search for trending content and get data on organic performance via parent company Google’s Insights Finder.

  • Snapchat eye square report
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    Retrieved from Snapchat on June 24, 2026
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    Snapchat highlights its user engagement

    Parent company Snap commissioned a report that found its social platform outranked other apps in many key performance elements.

  • TikTok run club
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    Retrieved from TikTok on June 24, 2026
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    TikTok partners with fitness tracking app

    The platform is creating a pan-European Local Movement Fund with Strava to help empower regional exercise clubs and communities.

  • TikTok Symphony Agent
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    Retrieved from TikTok on June 23, 2026
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    TikTok adds new AI creation tools for marketers

    The company’s artificial intelligence-powered Symphony Agent will generate new promotions based on trending campaigns, text and visual prompts.

  • Cred
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    Retrieved from Cred on June 23, 2026
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    Meta buys stake in Cred, appoints founder to lead WhatsApp

    Meta invested $900 million for 20% of the India-based fintech firm and tapped Kunal Shah to succeed Will Cathcart at the messaging app.

  • Instagram TV
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    Instagram expands to Samsung Smart TV

    The platform is now available on the majority of connected television devices in the U.S. and has begun testing new viewing features.

  • Reddit Tailored Assets
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    Retrieved from Reddit on June 23, 2026
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    Reddit launches more integrated ad options to assure shoppers

    Reddit's free-form ads will enable advertisers to create more organic, engaging in-stream promotions.  

  • Pinterest Manifestival
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    Pinterest showcases key in-app trends at Cannes

    The platform’s Manifestival features a tattoo studio, an Adobe partnership and an interactive display of key cultural trends.

  • Snapchat AI campaigns
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    Retrieved from Snapchat on June 21, 2026
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    Snapchat launches AI-powered ad creation tools

    Updated features include a chatbot-guided set-up and Snap Creator Network, which is designed to help advertisers find the right creator partners. 

  • LinkedIn Logo
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    Retrieved from LinkedIn on April 30, 2020
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    LinkedIn lets users set core brand rules

    Colors, fonts and even brand voice can all be created using the platform’s brand kit, which will use these selections for artificial intelligence-generated content.

  • Snapchat AR activation
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    Retrieved from Snapchat on June 21, 2026
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    Snapchat launches ‘House of the Dragon’ AR ad in New York City

    The interactive large-format experience in Times Square allows people to project themselves onto billboards while inserting themselves into fictional scenes.

  • Google AI assistant
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    Retrieved from Google on June 21, 2026
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    Google adds AI bot to Ad Manager

    The assistant provides personalized answers to campaign-related questions and is powered by Gemini.

  • YouTube player update
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    Retrieved from YouTube on June 21, 2026
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    YouTube updates mobile UI and channel membership pricing

    Like, dislike, share and ask icons get a new format.

  • Pinterest Business Assistant
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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.

  • Reddit discovery research
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    Retrieved from Reddit on June 18, 2026
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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.

  • Threads logo update
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    Retrieved from Threads on May 12, 2026
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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.

  • Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026
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    Retrieved from Reuters Institute on June 17, 2026
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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.

  • Snap SPECS
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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.

  • LinkedIn AI training for marketers
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    Retrieved from LinkedIn on June 17, 2026
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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.

  • X Ads Manager
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    Retrieved from X on June 17, 2026
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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.

  • Microsoft LinkedIn
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    Retrieved from Microsoft on June 17, 2026
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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.

  • TikTok logo
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    Retrieved from TikTok on August 04, 2020
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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.

  • Facebook AI search
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    Retrieved from Meta on June 16, 2026
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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.