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  Meta’s Not Going to Scan Your Private DMs for AI Training

  A viral video has warned people that Meta will soon start mining their DMs, but that's not correct. 

  Facebook

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  Report Looks at Evolving Social Media and Online Shopping Trends

  New insights into social media usage and social shopping adoption and behavior.

  Social Marketing

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  Snapchat’s 2025 Holiday Marketing Playbook [Infographic]

  Some last-minute pointers for your Snap campaigns.

  Social Marketing

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  X Now Algorithmically Ranks Posts in Following Feed

  So no matter which feed you choose it won't be ranked chronologically.

  X (Twitter)

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  TikTok’s US Sell-off Deadline Is About To Expire Once Again

  Will TikTok go dark on Dec. 16 or will Trump issue another executive order to save it?

  TikTok

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  Pinterest Shares Post-Holidays Marketing and Trend Tips

  Pinterest says it sees a big rise in activity post Christmas. 

  Social Marketing

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  Threads Experiments With AI Interaction Summaries on Profiles

  A potentially handy AI overview of your past engagements with any profile in the app.

  Social Media Updates

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  The Most Visited Websites in the US [Infographic]

  Google remains way ahead, though ChatGPT is rising.

  Infographics

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  Snapchat Highlights Post Christmas Opportunities for Brands

  Snapchat is very keen to highlight the opportunities of Q5.

  Snapchat

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  Meta Integrates More AI-Powered Options Into Its Ad Flow

  Meta is making AI recommendations the default for more of its ad elements.

  Facebook

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  YouTube Expands Access to Gen AI Features

  YouTube's latest AI tools include video generation for Shorts and music features.

  Social Media Updates

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  YouTube Music Rolls Out AI Powered Recap for 2025

  Spotify Wrapped (YouTube's Version)

  Social Media Updates

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  Threads Adds Group Chat Invites To Encourage DM Discussion

  Now you can more easily build your DM group in the app.

  Social Media Updates

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  YouTube Tests New Feed Control Options

  More social platforms are trying out AI chatbot-based algorithm control tools.

  Social Media Updates

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  Snapchat Highlights How Brands Can Connect with Shoppers

  Snap's latest report shows how brands can tap into shopping behaviors in the app.

  Social Marketing

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  TikTok Launches Foundry Program To Promote Its Ads

  The program offers incentives to venture capital and private equity firms looking to build their portfolio brands.

  Social Marketing

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  X Info Exposes Foreign Based Agitator Accounts

  Many MAGA profiles with big followers may not be what they appear.

  X (Twitter)

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  Meta Faces Major Legal Challenge Over Harm to Teens

  Several social platforms have been noted in a new class action suit.

  Facebook

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  Snapchat Begins Informing Australian Teens of Coming Restrictions

  Australia's teen social ban comes into effect on Dec. 10. 

  Snapchat

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  YouTube Expands Prepublish Checks To Cover More Violations

  More preupload alerts about potential violations in your clips.

  Social Media Updates

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  Facebook and YouTube Remain the Most Popular Social Apps in the US

  The latest data from Pew shows that the big players have held their lead in U.S. usage.

  Social Media Updates

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  TikTok Announces New Partnerships To Tackle Extremist Content

  New education and enforcement initiatives to protect TikTok users.

  TikTok

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  WhatsApp Adds Activity Notes to User Profiles

  Like Instagram Notes, but for your WhatsApp profile instead.

  Social Media Updates

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  Google Launches Nano Banana Pro AI Image Generation Assistant

  The tool is designed to assist in generating brand and marketing assets.

  Social Marketing

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  LinkedIn Denies Gender Bias in Determining Post Reach

  Some users have been testing the impact of switching the gender of their LinkedIn profiles.

  LinkedIn

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