Twitter Permanently Bans Prominent Political Commentators Over Use of Fake Accounts

Twitter has banned prominent anti-Trump personalities Brian and Ed Krassenstein over their use of fake accounts and purchased interactions.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 24, 2019

Instagram Adds Support for Landscape Videos in IGTV

Instagram will now give IGTV publishers the option to upload content in landscape format, a shift in direction from the original focus of the platform. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 24, 2019

Facebook Provides New Detail on the Prevalence of Fake Accounts on its Platform

Facebook has provided a new overview of the amount of fake accounts on its platform as part of its latest Transparency Report.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 24, 2019

Pinterest Celebrates Pride Month with New, Dedicated Features

Pinterest has announced a new feature for Pride Month 2019, which will turn all related searches into multi-colored text.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 23, 2019

Instagram Continues to Work on New Option to Share a Link to an Individual Story

Instagram is still working on an option which would enable users to share a unique URL link to each of their Instagram Stories.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 22, 2019

New Study Shows that Misinformation Sees Significantly More Engagement than Real News on Facebook

A new research report has shown that misinformation sees up to 4x more engagement than content from more reputable sources on The Social Network.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 22, 2019

LinkedIn Follows Facebook's Lead with New Ad Transparency Tab on Pages

LinkedIn is adding a new tab to company pages which will detail all the ads being run by a page over the preceding six months.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 22, 2019

Facebook's Working on a New Stories Composer Layout

As it continues to push Stories usage, Facebook is working on a new layout for its Stories composer screen.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 21, 2019

Instagram Re-Vamps IGTV to Better Align with Rising Consumption Trends

Instagram has reformatted its IGTV long-form video platform to better align with the discovery formats on TikTok and Snapchat.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 21, 2019

Facebook Groups Targeted by Spammers in New Wave of Misuse

Facebook groups have been subject by a new attack from sabotage gangs who join, post offensive content, then report the group.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 18, 2019

Twitter's Testing a New Carousel Ad Format for App Install Campaigns

Twitter is testing out a new format of carousel ads for app install campaigns.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 18, 2019

Twitter Adds New Tweet Creation Tools to TweetDeck, Including Option to Add GIFs

Twitter has added some new tweet composer options to its native tweet management app TweetDeck.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 17, 2019

Twitter's Working on an Option to Enable Live-Streaming with Friends

Twitter's working on a new option that would enable users to live-stream with friends, similar to the same functionality on Periscope.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 17, 2019

Instagram Rolls Out Updated Explore Format, Including Stories Content

Instagram is rolling out some changes to its Explore tab, including Stories content, new IGTV and Shop categories and an updated layout.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 17, 2019

Instagram's Shutting Down its Standalone Direct Messaging App

Instagram has announced that it's shutting down its separate 'Direct' messaging app after a year or so in circulation.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 17, 2019

Facebook Announces Two New Algorithm Updates Aimed at Improving On-Platform Engagement

Facebook has announced two new updates to its News Feed algorithm designed to highlight content from close friends, and promote better quality content from Pages.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 17, 2019

Tech Giants Sign-Up for 'Christchurch Call' to Address the Spread of Extremist Content

The major tech companies have all signed a new agreement to tackle the spread of extremist content online.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 16, 2019

Facebook Implements New Restrictions on Who Can Go Live to Stop the Spread of Disturbing Content

Facebook has announced a new process which will see access to Facebook Live removed for those who violate platform policies. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 15, 2019

Facebook's Developing New Link and Mention Stickers for Facebook Stories

Facebook looks to be developing a couple of new Stories options which could be of significant interest to social media marketers.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 15, 2019

Facebook Outlines Coming Changes to Data Tracking Capacity

As Facebook moves closer to launching its tool to enable users to opt-out of off-platform tracking, it's released an outline of potential outcomes which may impact marketers.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 15, 2019

Twitter Adds New Warnings on 'Anti-Vax' Related Searches

Twitter has added a new warning tag on searches related to vaccines and their related concerns.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 15, 2019

YouTube's Adding New Still Image Ads

YouTube is adding a new option for non-video advertisers on the platform. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 15, 2019

LinkedIn Updates Job Search Tools, Releases New Usage Stats

With LinkedIn members now applying to 25 million jobs every week, the company is upgrading its jobs tools to cater to increasing demand.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 15, 2019

Facebook Re-Enables Option to View Profile as a Non-Connection

Facebook is bringing back the option to view your profile as a non-connection would see it, while its also making it easier to edit your publicly available information.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 15, 2019

Here's What You Need to Know About WhatsApp's Major Security Flaw

Facebook-owned WhatsApp has discovered a major security flaw in its system, which some have incorrectly pinned on the perceived failure of end-to-end encryption. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 15, 2019