WhatsApp Launches New ‘Security Hub’ to Highlight User Control Options

A new overview of your safety and security options on WhatsApp.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 2, 2023

Twitter Loses Two Executives in Charge of Trust and Safety as Elon Continues to Change the Rules

A disagreement over a controversial documentary has once again highlighted Twitter's internal challenges.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 2, 2023

‘Wave’ of litigation expected as schools fight social media companies

Districts are joining a complaint against Meta, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube, but some doubt the firms can be blamed for teens’ mental health struggles.

By Kara Arundel • June 2, 2023

TikTok Launches 2023 Holiday Marketing Playbook to Assist in Campaign Planning

Yes, it's time to start planning your holiday campaigns.

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 1, 2023

Snap Announces New Activations for Pride Month, Including Themed Bitmoji Clothing

A range of activations to help celebrate Pride 2023. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 1, 2023

Meta Previews New Quest 3 VR Headsets, The Next Stage for its Metaverse Ambitions

Will this be the device that makes Zuckerberg's metaverse vision a reality?

By Andrew Hutchinson • June 1, 2023

Snapchat Adds Visual Cues into ‘My AI’ Generative Chatbot Experience

Snap's looking to take its generative AI tools to the next level.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 31, 2023

TikTok Announces In-App and IRL Programming for Pride Month

TikTok will look to showcase LGBTQ+ creators and SMBs throughout June.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 31, 2023

Instagram Shares New Explainer on How its Feed, Reels and Stories Algorithms Work

Instagram chief Adam Mosseri has provided an in-depth overview of its various ranking systems. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 31, 2023

Twitter Expands Community Notes to Attached Visuals in Tweets

The new option will be important for adding context to generative AI content.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 30, 2023

Snapchat Tests New ‘Dreams’ Element as Social Apps Continue to Develop Generative AI Elements

Generative AI is a significant leap, but we're still a way off from realizing its potential. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 28, 2023

Twitter Provides Additional API Access Tier to Address Pricing Concerns

Twitter's API access price hikes have put many projects on hold.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 26, 2023

Google Expands the Test Pool for its New Generative AI Elements in Search

Google's looking to integrate its generative AI elements into traditional Search. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 25, 2023

TikTok’s Testing a New ‘Tako’ AI Chatbot Experience In the App

TikTok's looking to latch onto the generative AI trend.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 25, 2023

YouTube’s Retiring YouTube Stories Next Month

Is the Stories format on the way out?

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 25, 2023

Surgeon General: More safeguards needed to protect youth from social media misuse

While there's growing evidence that social media use among teens is harmful, a public health advisory also said there are benefits to the connections.

By Kara Arundel • May 25, 2023

Legal Experts Call for Generative AI Regulation, as Existing Laws Fail to Specify Direct Liability

Yes, you can use generative AI content in your promotions. But that could soon change.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 24, 2023

Twitter Adds List Search Capacity on Desktop

Now you can search through lists to find more people tweeting in your areas of interest.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 23, 2023

Meta Adds Enhanced Voice Controls for Ray Ban Stories

But they're not AR-enabled just yet...

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 23, 2023

YouTube Makes Community Posts Available to All Channels

Now all channels will be able to add test-based updates for their subscribers.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 23, 2023

Meta Staff Raise Concerns About the Impacts of Staff Cuts, as Ad Buyers Report Ongoing Problems

With Meta preparing its next round of cuts, cracks are starting to appear in its systems.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 23, 2023

Meta Agrees to Sell Giphy to Shutterstock for a $347 Million Loss

Meta originally acquired Giphy back in 2020.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 23, 2023

LinkedIn Adds Verifications in Job Listings to Provide More Assurance for Users

Another ID confirmation element from LinkedIn.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 23, 2023

TikTok Challenges Montana’s Decision to Ban the App

TikTok will argue that Montana's move to ban the app is unconstitutional.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 22, 2023

Meta Open Sources Multi-Lingual Language Models to Maximize Inclusion

Meta's language models can identify more than 4,000 spoken languages.

By Andrew Hutchinson • May 22, 2023