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X Previews Haptic Design Updates, Including Post and Video Controls
Elon Musk has always preferred minimalist design, with as many buttons and controls hidden as possible, leaving a more sleek and simplistic appearance. That’s the approach that he’s taken at his other companies, so it should come as no surprise to see that Musk is also looking to implement a more stripped-back design ethos at X as well. We’ve already…
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Meta Shares Tips on How to Avoid Paying Apple Fees on Ads [Infographic]
With Apple’s 30% service fee now extending to all ads purchased in Meta’s main apps on iOS, Meta’s keen to help advertisers avoid paying the extra charges, and has implemented a range of options to make it easy to side-step Apple’s additional fees. And if you’ve ever boosted a post on Facebook or IG, you’ll want to take note. Meta…
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Russian Bot Farms Targeting X To Spread Misinformation
Hey, remember when Elon Musk vowed to defeat the bots “or die trying” when he took over at X? If our twitter bid succeeds, we will defeat the spam bots or die trying! — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 21, 2022 That was shortly after Musk initiated a court battle with former Twitter management over what he claimed were false figures…
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WhatsApp Adds New Safety Measures for Group Chats
WhatsApp’s looking to add more transparency to its group invites, by adding more context as to who’s added you to a group, and what the group is about, before you join. As you can see in this example, WhatsApp’s new group context cards will include a note on who added you to a group, while they’ll also display who created…
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Big Brands Reduce TikTok Ad Spending Ahead of US Removal
With the U.S. TikTok sell-off bill still in place, which could see the app removed from America as of January next year, advertisers are already considering their options, according to new insights. As reported by Adweek, overall TikTok ad spend declined in both April and May, while four of the platform’s biggest spending advertisers have significantly reduced their TikTok ads…
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X Claims Increases in Users and Engagement
X has shared some new usage stats, as it looks to spark more interest from advertisers moving into the second half of the year. And despite various reports to the contrary, X claims that it is seeing user growth, at least on a monthly basis. According to X’s latest data: 570 million people are now logging into X every month,…
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LinkedIn Rolls Out Sponsored Newsletters
So now, if you’re creating a newsletter within the app, you can use that as a broader lead gen tool, providing more ways to both expand your reach, and generate more info for your future outreach. The extension of that, of course, would be sponsoring newsletters that already exist, and connecting with a broader audience by partnering with popular…
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FTC Fines Messaging App NGL Over Deceptive Practices
The FTC has had a significant victory against deceptive practices by social media apps, albeit via a smaller player in the space. Today, the FTC has announced that private messaging app NGL, which became a hit with teen users back in 2022, will be fined $5 million, and be banned from allowing people under 18 to use the app at…
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Russian Bot Farms Targeting X to Spread Misinformation
Hey, remember when Elon Musk vowed to defeat the bots “or die trying” when he took over at X? If our twitter bid succeeds, we will defeat the spam bots or die trying! — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 21, 2022 That was shortly after Musk initiated a court battle with former Twitter management over what he claimed were false figures…
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FTC Fines Messaging App NGL Over Deceptive Practices
The FTC has had a significant victory against deceptive practices by social media apps, albeit via a smaller player in the space. Today, the FTC has announced that private messaging app NGL, which became a hit with teen users back in 2022, will be fined $5 million, and be banned from allowing people under 18 to use the app at…
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