Social media
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YouTube Adds New Music Remix Options for Shorts
In the dog-eat-dog world of social platform innovation, you have to take any advantage that you can, even if that means kicking a fellow competitor while they’re down. Today, YouTube has announced a range of new music remix options for Shorts, which comes just as TikTok loses access to tracks from Universal Music due to a payments dispute. As you…
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Meta Rolls Out New ‘Meta Verified’ Comment Filtering on Instagram
After experimenting with it over the past few months, Meta’s now rolling out its new Meta Verified comment filter on Instagram, providing another way to prioritize engagement from celebrities and people who’ve paid for verification in the app. As you can see in this example, shared by creator economy expert Lia Haberman, some users are now seeing a new comment…
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Instagram Adds ‘People You Follow’ Filter for DMs
Instagram has added a new DM filter option for creators, which will enable you to filter your inbox to only messages from profiles that you follow in the app. As you can see in this example, the new “People you follow” option will enable you to prioritize DMs from only the profiles that you’ve chosen to follow, which could make…
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Social Media Misinformation Set To Be Major Risk in 2024 Political Campaigns
With various major elections being held around the globe in 2024, and concerns around different aspects of the digital information sphere, it feels like we’re on a misinformation collision course, where the lessons of the past are being dismissed or passed over, in favor of whatever ideological or idealistic viewpoint will bring more value to those pulling the strings. And…
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Pinterest Adds New Collaboration Features to Business Manager
After previewing its upcoming Business Manager refresh at its Pinterest Presents event in September last year, Pinterest is now rolling out its latest updates to the app, which will make it easier to manage your Pin campaigns through collaboration with other staff. As you can see in this new intro pop-up, posted by social media expert Lindsey Gamble, some users…
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Pinterest Adds New Collaboration Features to Business Manager
After previewing its upcoming Business Manager refresh at its “Pinterest Presents” event in September last year, Pinterest is now rolling out its latest updates to the app, which will make it easier to manage your Pin campaigns through collaboration with other staff. As you can see in this new intro pop-up, posted by social media expert Lindsey Gamble, some users…
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Social Media Misinformation Looks Set to be a Major Risk in Upcoming Political Campaigns
With various major elections being held around the globe in 2024, and concerns around different aspects of the digital information sphere, it feels like we’re on a misinformation collision course, where the lessons of the past are being dismissed or passed over, in favor of whatever ideological or idealistic viewpoint will bring more value to those pulling the strings. And…
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Meta Says It Is Working To Remove That Annoying Chirp Sound
Hey, have you noticed that your Facebook feed is making a lot more noise than usual lately? You’re not alone. Many users have noted the new sounds coming out of the app after the most recent update, which many have also found to be extremely annoying. why or how facebook thought that adding a chirp sound on every scroll is…
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TikTok Outlines Preparations for Upcoming Elections Across Europe
TikTok is preparing for the next wave of elections across Europe, with a new commitment to staffing local language election centers for each of the 27 individual EU member states, which will include dedicated, vetted local voting info in the app. As explained by TikTok: “More than 134m people across Europe come to TikTok every month, many of whom will…
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Meta’s Rolling Out a New ‘Meta Verified’ Comment Filtering Option on Facebook and Instagram
After experimenting with it over the past few months, Meta’s now rolling out its new Meta Verified comment filter on Instagram, providing another way to prioritize engagement from celebrities and people who’ve paid for verification in the app. As you can see in this example, shared by creator economy expert Lia Haberman, now, some users are seeing a new comment…
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