Facebook Will Run its First Super Bowl Ad in 2020 as it Seeks to Reinforce its Societal Benefits

Facebook will seek to reiterate its connective benefits with a major new ad push in 2020.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 20, 2019

Snapchat Tests New Image Recognition-Triggered Ads with Popular Brand Logos

Snapchat is testing out a new ad format which enables users to scan a brand logo to unlock a related AR experience.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 20, 2019

Twitter Adds New Preview Cards When Sharing Twitter List URLs

Twitter has added a new card format for sharing Twitter lists as it seeks to further highlight topics and profiles of interest.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 19, 2019

Eight Year-Old Ryan Kaji Leads YouTube's Top Earners for 2019

Forbes has published its annual list of top earners on YouTube, with eight year-old toy reviewer Ryan Kaji coming out on top.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 19, 2019

Facebook Adds New Holiday Features to Messenger Kids App

Facebook has added some new, holiday-themed tools to its Messenger Kids app.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 19, 2019

Facebook Expands Brand Collabs Manager to Include Instagram Creators

Facebook is opening up its Brand Collabs Manager tool, which facilitates content partnerships between brands and creators, to also now include Instagram users.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 19, 2019

Facebook Adds Additional Fact-Checking Resources via 'Community Reviewers'

Facebook will tap into a diverse group of 'community reviewers' to improve its fact-checking process.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 18, 2019

LinkedIn Adds New Features for Groups to Help Boost Engagement

LinkedIn has announced a new set of features for groups, as it continues to make steady improvements to the feature.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 18, 2019

Instagram Officially Launches New Layout Mode for Stories

After months of testing, Instagram has now officially launched its new Layout options for Stories frames.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 18, 2019

Facebook Launches New Course to Teach Journalists How to Spot Manipulated Media

Facebook has partnered with Reuters on a new course for journalists called 'Identifying and Tackling Manipulated Media'.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 18, 2019

Facebook Adds New Automatic Member Approval Option for Groups

Facebook is adding a new automatic member approval process for groups, which could help reduce management time for group admins.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 17, 2019

Instagram Expands Third-Party Fact-Checking on Questionable Content to All Regions

Instagram will expand its program of fact-checking questionable posts, as part of a broader effort to stem the flow of misinformation.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 17, 2019

Instagram Expands Anti-Bullying Warnings to Potentially Offensive Captions

After seeing success with its prompts on potentially offensive post comments, Instagram is now expanding the same system to post captions. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 17, 2019

Twitter Announces Expansion of Trust and Safety Council to Improve Platform Policies

Twitter has announced that it will expand its Trust and Safety Council advisory group to ensure that it considers the perspectives of more groups. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 14, 2019

Instagram Begins Rolling Out Collaborative Group Stories Option

Instagram is rolling out a new group Stories feature, which enables users and their friends to collaborate on a private Story. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 13, 2019

Facebook Advises Businesses Operating in California to Ensure CCPA Compliance

With the new CCPA data usage requirements coming into effect on January 1st, Facebook is advising businesses to ensure they're CCPA compliant.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 13, 2019

Facebook Allocates $130 Million to Independent Content Oversight Board

Facebook has announced the next stage in the development of its content oversight board, which will help it make decisions on what should and should not be allowed on the platform.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 13, 2019

Twitter Adds Updated Candidate Profile Labels for 2020 US Election Period

Twitter is adding a new version of its candidate labels for the upcoming US election period.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 13, 2019

Facebook Adds New Star Wars-Themed Features to Messenger

Facebook has added a new set of Star Wars-themed stickers, emojis and AR effects to celebrate the release of the latest film in the franchise.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 12, 2019

You Can Now Convert Your iOS Live Photos into GIFs on Twitter

Twitter is making it easier to create your own GIFs by utilizing the Live Photo functionality of iOS devices.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 12, 2019

Instagram's Working on a New 'Poses' Mode for Stories

Instagram is looking to add yet another Stories camera mode, this time with 'Poses', which creates stop-motion clips of a series of images.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 12, 2019

Twitter Will Set Up a New Team to Explore a Decentralized Social Media Network Model

Twitter will set up a new team to examine the potential of an open and decentralized standard for social media, which could help address some key areas of concern.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 12, 2019

YouTube Updates its Policies on Harassment, Expanding Definitions of Personal Attacks

YouTube has announced an expansion of its policies around user harassment, which will now cover implied threats, insults based on race or gender and repeated attacks.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 12, 2019

Instagram Now Testing New Layout Options for Instagram Stories Frames

Instagram is now testing its new layout mode for Stories, providing a range of ways in which to present images within your Stories frame.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 11, 2019

Facebook Adds New, Interactive Features for Portal Smart Speaker

Facebook is adding some new, interactive features into its Portal smart speaker devices.

By Andrew Hutchinson • Dec. 11, 2019