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X Loses Lawsuit Against the Center for Countering Digital Hate
For a free speech “absolutist”, Elon Musk certainly seems very keen to take legal action against anyone who says anything that he doesn’t like. That’s, essentially, the core element of today’s ruling against Musk and X (formerly Twitter), with a U.S. judge dismissing X Corp’s lawsuit against the Center for Countering Digital Hate (C.C.D.H.), which X had initiated based on…
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TikTok Announces New ‘Youth Council’ to Improve its Safety Measures
TikTok is adding another element to reassure parents of teens who use the app, with the establishment of a new Youth Council who’ll share the young user perspective on the key issues and concerns direct with TikTok management. TikTok has come under scrutiny in several regions over the danger that it poses to youngsters, and the content that it exposes…
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The EU Commission Launches New Investigations into Apple, Meta and Google Over DMA Breaches
E.U. officials are wasting no time in enacting their powers under the new Digital Markets Act (D.M.A.), which is designed to curb the power of large ‘gatekeeper’ platforms in the online space. Today, the E.U. Commission has launched non-compliance investigations into Google’s self-preferencing of the Google Play Store in Search, Apple’s App Store “steering” rules, and Meta’s ad-free subscription plan.…
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Meta’s Move Away From Political Content Makes Sense
The biggest social media topic of the week was the revelation that Meta is now actively restricting the reach of political content, with users required to manually opt-in to seeing politics-related posts in their main feed. Well, that was the biggest industry topic. Princess Kate revealing that she has cancer was probably the focal point of broader discussion. And the…
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Threads’ Sports Score Updates Fail on One Key Element
Threads has inched a little bit further into X’s territory, with the addition of a new display of scores for in-progress sporting events, beginning with NBA games, which could help to drive more real-time engagement. As you can see in this example, now, if you search for a sports team-related tag, you’ll be shown a new in-stream panel with real-time…
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Creators Raise More Questions About X’s Monetization Opportunities
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: X (formerly Twitter) really needs an official comms department. Despite its best efforts, the platform keeps shooting itself in the foot with its rebuttals and shared figures, many of which contradict each other, lack context, or actually end up supporting the very claim they’re seeking to refute. Case in point: Over…
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Threads Adds Native GIF Search and Posting on the Web
Here’s a small, but beneficial Threads update. After rolling out GIFs for app users back in October, Threads now also supports native GIF search and posting via the desktop version of the app as well. As you can see in this example, Threads is informing desktop users of the update via a top of feed notification. Which means that you…
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YouTube Tests AI-Based Skip Ahead Option, Remixes of Already Remixed Shorts
YouTube’s testing out a new option that will make it easier to skip to the next most engaging part of a clip, while it’s also enabling expanded Remix options within Shorts. First off, YouTube’s trying out a new way to help users skip to the best parts of a clip, via a new AI-driven process that takes into account the…
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Meta’s Decision to Move Away from Political Content Does Make Sense
The biggest social media topic of the week was the revelation that Meta is now actively restricting the reach of political content, with users required to manually opt-in to seeing politics-related posts in their main feed. Well, that was the biggest industry topic. Princess Kate revealing that she has cancer was probably the focal point of broader discussion. And the…
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Creators Raise More Quesions About X’s Creator Monetization Opportunities
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: X (formerly Twitter) really needs an official comms department. Despite its best efforts, the platform keeps shooting itself in the foot with its rebuttals and shared figures, many of which contradict each other, lack context, or actually end up supporting the very claim they’re seeking to refute. Case in point: Over…
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