WhatsApp’s Testing a New ‘Channels’ Broadcast Chat Functionality

This follows the launch of Channels on Instagram in February.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 6, 2023

Twitter Promotes Updated Visual Branding Offerings as it Looks to Secure More Ad Spend

Twitter’s tweaked its visual branding options, which could help to spark more interest.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 6, 2023

Twitter Implements its 50% Ad Reduction Incentive for Twitter Blue Subscribers

Twitter has announced that its 50% ad reduction offering is now live - though it’s not quite 50%.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 6, 2023

Will Twitter Be Able to Resist Authoritarian Government Control Under Elon Musk?

Twitter 2.0 is being asked to make rulings on government requests, which could put Musk in a difficult position.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 6, 2023

YouTube’s Rolling Out Timed Reactions on Live-Streams

Time reactions will provide more insight into key moments in clips.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 5, 2023

Snap Outlines New Safeguards for its ‘My AI’ Chatbot Tool

Snapchat’s working to build in more parameters to limit potential harm and misuse of the option.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 5, 2023

Meta Releases New Visual Segmentation and Object Identification Process to Assist in AR/VR Development

The new data set will provide more insight to help AR and VR teams build new experiences.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 5, 2023

Meta Previews Coming Generative AI Ad Tools, Prompts for VR World Creation

Meta’s looking to latch onto the generative AI bandwagon.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 5, 2023

Snapchat Looks to Improve Diversity and Representation in Partner Content

Snapchat commissioned two studies to assess representational equity within its programming.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 4, 2023

Australia Bans TikTok on Government Staff Devices

Australia is the latest region to implement restrictions on TikTok use.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 4, 2023

TikTok Fined $15.9 Million in the UK for Allowing Underage Users to Access the Platform

The penalty has been reduced from the initial amount outlined by UK’s ICO.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 4, 2023

Pinterest Announces Expansion of ‘Creator Inclusion Fund’ Program

The program aims to provide support for creators from traditionally underrepresented communities.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 4, 2023

YouTube Announces Expanded Coachella 2023 Coverage

YouTube will be broadcasting all of the performers on weekend one live.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 3, 2023

Facebook’s Retiring its ‘Code Generator’ Authentication Element

Code Generator is one of several authentication methods available in the app.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 3, 2023

Twitter Unveils New Doge Logo

Elon’s hilarious antics continue at Twitter HQ.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 3, 2023

5 ways automation can keep social media managers sane

  The pressure to build communities across multiple social media platforms has skyrocketed. Are companies providing social media managers with the tools they need to succeed?

April 3, 2023

Twitter Updates Description on Verified Accounts, Making it Impossible to Distinguish Paying Profiles

It’ll reportedly take Twitter some time to de-badge legacy verified accounts.

By Andrew Hutchinson • April 3, 2023

Twitter Publishes its Tweet Ranking Algorithm Data on GitHub, Providing More Transparency in Process

As promised, Twitter has publicly shared is algorithm info.

By Andrew Hutchinson • March 31, 2023

Should You Pay for a Checkmark on Twitter, for Yourself or Your Business?

Legacy blue ticks are about to be taken away - so should you pay for Twitter's subscription verification plan?

By Andrew Hutchinson • March 30, 2023

Meta Could Ban Certain Ads in Europe to Adhere with Evolving Data Usage Laws

Evolving EU data privacy laws have forced Meta to reassess its options.

By Andrew Hutchinson • March 30, 2023

Google Removed 5.2 Billion Ads for Content Violations in 2022

Google’s 2022 Ad Safety Report highlights the scale of moderation activity required at large platforms. 

By Andrew Hutchinson • March 29, 2023

Reddit Shares New Data on User Activity, Content Takedowns and Rule Enforcement

Reddit’s also launched a new Transparency Center to provide more insight into its enforcement actions.

By Andrew Hutchinson • March 29, 2023

Twitter’s Working on a New Way to Tag All Instances of an Image with a Community Note

The update could be an important step in managing the rise of AI-generated images.

By Andrew Hutchinson • March 29, 2023

Twitter Wins Court Order to Unmask Source Code Leaker

Twitter’s source code was published on GitHub some time back.

By Andrew Hutchinson • March 29, 2023

ByteDance-Owned Product Showcase App ‘Lemon8’ is Rising Up the App Store Charts

Lemon8 is being described as a cross between Instagram and Pinterest.

By Andrew Hutchinson • March 29, 2023