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X Faces a Ban in Brazil as Elon Defies Government Order to Censor Users
It seems like X (formerly Twitter) could be facing a ban in Brazil, after Elon Musk’s latest decision to defy a court order to block “certain popular accounts in Brazil”. On Saturday, X shared this overview of the situation, and the actions that it was being essentially forced to take as a result: X Corp. has been forced by court…
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TikTok’s New Photo App Looks to be a Step Closer to Reality
It looks like TikTok may be close to launching its new dedicated photo app, which has been in the works for a while, and may now have a new, official name. As you can see in this example, posted by @cmcalgary, some users are now being informed that their still image uploads on TikTok will soon be viewable on “TikTok…
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Microsoft Reports Increase in China-Based Influence, Which May Not Bode Well for TikTok
Look, I know that many people are wedded to TikTok, both personally and professionally, and that the debate around whether it should be banned in the U.S. is often an emotional one, as opposed to straight logic-based. But based on the broader evidence that we have around Chinese-based influence operations, there does seem to be some cause to at least…
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X Faces a Ban in Brazil as Elon Defies Government Order to Censor Users
It seems like X (formerly Twitter) could be facing a ban in Brazil, after Elon Musk’s latest decision to defy a court order to block “certain popular accounts in Brazil”. On Saturday, X shared this overview of the situation, and the actions that it was being essentially forced to take as a result: X Corp. has been forced by court…
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X’s Bot Purge Sees Big Accounts Lose Thousands of Followers
So who were the big losers in X’s latest bot purge? Yesterday, X (formerly Twitter) announced a “significant initiative” to combat bots and spam accounts in the app: Today, we’re kicking off a significant, proactive initiative to eliminate accounts that violate our Rules against platform manipulation and spam. While we aim for accuracy in the accounts we remove, we’re casting…
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Meta Updates AI Labeling Policy to Expose Generated Content in its Apps
Meta’s updating its AI content labels to ensure that a broader range of synthetic content is being tagged, in response to a growing flood of generative AI posts in the app. Over the past few months, more and more AI engagement bait has been showing up on Facebook, and has also been generating a heap of engagement. Like, even the…
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Snapchat Demotes Controversial ‘Solar System’ Feature
Snapchat is making a change to its subscriber-only friendship “Solar System” feature after reports suggested that it’s having a negative impact on younger users. Snapchat’s Solar System display, which is only available to Snapchat+ subscribers, shows the friends that you communicate with the most in the app with a planetary visualization. As you can see, the Solar System displays the…
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LinkedIn Launches Connected TV and Live Event Ads for B2B Marketers
LinkedIn has launched its own version of connected TV (CTV) ads, while also adding a new way to promote live events. These moves come as it looks to help marketers capitalize on the rise of video consumption, both on and off platform. First off, on CTV ads. In partnership with a range of video providers, LinkedIn will now enable marketers…
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Snapchat Launches Advanced Partner Program To Help Build on Opportunities
As it works to expand on its revenue opportunities, Snapchat’s launching a new “Advanced Partner Program” which will provide a new way for agencies to work with Snapchat to both create and facilitate new ad solutions, in order to improve results for their clients. The expansion builds upon Snap’s existing Snap Partner program, which aims to connect brands with approved…
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Instagram Adds Notify Sticker To Help Creators Maximize Fan Connections
Instagram has added a new Notify sticker for creators, which will provide another way to help keep their audience informed of when they post in the app. As you can see in this example, using the new Notify sticker, creators will be able to prompt their audience to set a reminder to ensure that they see their upcoming posts in…
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