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TikTok Is Exploring a US Only Version of Its Feed Algorithm
Would TikTok still be TikTok if it didn’t have its all-knowing algorithm feeding you more and more of the content that you want to watch every time you log in? That could be a key question of the next stage for the app, as it works to come up with alternatives to remain in operation in the U.S., after the…
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Instagram Implements More Protection Measures for Teens
Instagram has announced two new updates to help protect younger users in the app, including an expansion of its “Limits” feature, which was originally only available to creator accounts, and new ways to restrict who can engage with your posts. First off, on the expansion of Limits, which Instagram originally rolled out to celebrity users in 2021. The initial aim…
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TikTok’s Exploring a US Only Version of its Feed Algorithm
Would TikTok still be TikTok if it didn’t have its all-knowing algorithm feeding you more and more of the content that you want to watch every time you log in? That could be a key question of the next stage for the app, as it works to come up with alternatives to remain in operation in the U.S., after the…
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TikTok’s Testing DM Streaks to Prompt More Engagement
TikTok’s looking to build more even compulsion into the app, this time via DM streaks, which are activated when users maintain daily messaging interaction. As you can see in this image, posted by app researcher Radu Oncescu, TikTok’s now alerting some users that they’ve activated a DM streak in the app, which also sees a fire emoji and a streak…
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LinkedIn Updates Link Previews in Organic Posts with Smaller Images
If you’ve posted any links on LinkedIn recently, you may have noticed that your link preview image is a lot smaller than it once was in stream. But not for all posts in your feed, some posts still seem to have the full-width preview image, right? So what gives? Well, this is actually part of a change that LinkedIn announced…
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Threads’ New TweetDeck Like Desktop Display is Coming to All Users
After testing out its new Tweetdeck-style UI for Threads on desktop over the past few weeks, Meta has now announced that it’s rolling out the new threads.net on desktop globally, providing more customization and monitoring options for Threads users. As you can see in this preview image, posted by Instagram chief Adam Mosseri, the new Threads desktop UI enables you to…
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TikTok Publishes New Guide to its Ad Manager Platform
TikTok has published a new guide to its Ad Manager platform, which provides an essential overview of all aspects of creating and launching an effective TikTok ad campaign. And it could be a key resource for your planning. I mean, for now at least, as TikTok may or may not be gone in some regions next year. But till then,…
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Instagram Rolls Out New Notes Features, Including Notes Likes
You may not use them, or understand why others would. But Instagram says that a heap of people, young people in particular, now use its in-stream Notes feature, which provides another way to spark conversations, in various areas of the app. Which is why IG continues to add more Notes elements, and today, Instagram has announced a new series of…
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Hollywood Gossip Up, Referral Traffic Down in Facebook’s Latest Trending Content Report
Meta has published its latest “Widely Viewed Content Report” for Facebook, which shows what Facebook users were engaging with in Q4 2023. The report, which Meta first published in August 2021, is designed to dispel the notion that Facebook’s algorithms favor divisive, argumentative, political content, by providing more context around what Facebook users actually see in the app. Which kind…
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Meta Shares Update on Detected Foreign Influence Operations
While debate continues over the threat posed, or not, by TikTok, findings like this don’t seem to help TikTok’s case. Today, Meta has published its latest “Adversarial Threat Report,” which provides an overview of the various coordinated manipulation efforts detected and removed from Meta’s apps in Q1 2023. And among them: “We removed 37 Facebook accounts, 13 Pages, five Groups, and…
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