Facebook Adds a Range of New Group Admin Tools, Including an Updated Dashboard and 'Conflict Alerts'

Facebook has announced a range of new features that will help group admins manage the fast-paced conversations.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 16, 2021

Facebook Launches New Gaming Fan Groups as Part of its Broader Push into the Gaming Space

Facebook has announced a new group type designed to help it grow gaming communities on the platform.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 15, 2021

TikTok Becomes Major Sponsor of VidCon 2021, Taking Over From YouTube

Could this be a changing of the guard in the digital creator space?

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 15, 2021

Twitter Moves Closer to Launching Emoji-Style Reactions on Tweets

Looks like Reactions are coming to a tweet near you...

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 15, 2021

Facebook Shares Insights Into Key Topics of Discussion Across Facebook and Instagram in Q1

Facebook has provided an overview of the key discussion topics that are gaining the most momentum on Facebook and Instagram.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 15, 2021

Facebook Seeks Oversight Board Advice on What Qualifies as 'Private' User Information

Facebook has referred its first policy advisory motion to its independent Oversight Board, which will be an interesting test case.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 15, 2021

Facebook Execs Run First Live Test of New Facebook Audio Rooms Feature in the US

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hosted a Facebook audio rooms today as a test of the new option.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 15, 2021

Twitter Is Working on New Controls Over Who Can @Mention You in Their Tweets

Unmentioning and disabling mentions could help to avoid escalated situations, but will it go too far?

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 14, 2021

LinkedIn Granted New Opportunity to Restrict Data-Scraping in its App

The US Supreme Court will allow LinkedIn to pursue a case over user data scraping, which had previously been allowed by the Federal Court.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 14, 2021

Facebook Shares New Insights on the Effectiveness of its Blood Donation Alerts Program

Facebook has announced a new milestone for its Blood Donation alerts program.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 14, 2021

The World's Top 50 Social Media Influencers by Number of Followers [Infographic]

Here's a look at the most followed people in the world from across the social media space.

By Mark Walker-Ford • June 13, 2021

Are We Entering a New Phase for Social Media Regulation?

New moves by US regulators point to growing concerns for social media platforms, and big tech more broadly.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 12, 2021

Facebook's New 'Smart Crop' Feature for Automated Video Editing Is Now Available In Creator Studio

Facebook has made its new Smart Cropping tool for video more widely available in Creator Studio.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 12, 2021

Facebook's Developing a New Way To Re-Create Text Styles Based on an Example Image

Facebook is working on a new process that would enable users to re-create text from image examples.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 11, 2021

Instagram Chief Adam Mosseri Offers Insights on How To Grow Reach, Algorithms, TikTok and More

Instagram chief Adam Mosseri has provided his insights on a range of user questions in a Creator Week session.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 10, 2021

YouTube Adds New Tools To Detect Copyright Violations and Block Them Within the Upload Process

YouTube is adding a new option that will enable creators to block uploads of content that they've previously claimed on copyright grounds.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 10, 2021

Facebook Partners with Technology and Healthcare Providers to Improve Key Health Messaging

Facebook is partnering with a range of technology and healthcare providers on a new, multi-year health campaign research initiative.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 10, 2021

Facebook Launches Sponsored Chat Themes, Payment QR Codes and Quick Replies for Messenger

Facebook has added new sponsored chat themes for Messenger, as well as new QR codes for payments and quick replies on images.

By Jette-Mari Anni • June 10, 2021

Twitter is Adding a New 'Subscribe' Button to Newsletter Creator Profiles

Twitter is testing a new newsletter 'Subscribe' button on profiles.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 10, 2021

YouTube Will Now Enable Creators To Add Midrolls, End Screens and Captions While Their Video Is Processing

YouTube will now enable creators to place add-on features while their video is processing, which could be a big time saver.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 9, 2021

Messenger Adds New Integration to Promote the Latest 'Fast and the Furious' Film

Facebook has announced a new Messenger integration to promote the latest film in the 'Fast and the Furious' franchise.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 9, 2021

TikTok Launches New #CreateKindness Campaign to Combat Online Bullying

TikTok has launched a new campaign to encourage positivity and inclusion in the app, while also combating online bullying.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 9, 2021

Facebook's Smartwatch Is Coming, and Will Eventually Be Linked to Its Broader AR Push

Facebook is reportedly looking to launch the first iteration of its new smartwatch by Summer next year.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 9, 2021

Pinterest Adds New Pronouns Field on Profiles, Launches New Support Initiatives for Pride Month

Pinterest has announced some new features for Pride Month, including a new pronouns field on profiles.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 8, 2021

Instagram Provides a New Overview of How Its Algorithms Work

Instagram has shared some key insights into how its feed algorithms actually rank content in user feeds.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 8, 2021