New Zealand Moves Toward Social Media Ban for Users Under 16
New Zealand is moving closer to restricting social media access for younger teenagers. The government has introduced a new Online…
Threads Tests Podcast Transcripts to Make Episodes Easier to Follow In-Stream
Threads is testing a new way to bring podcasts directly into the social feed. The platform is experimenting with podcast…
Meta Is Developing an AI Glasses Kill Switch as Privacy Concerns Grow
Meta may be preparing a more direct response to one of the biggest problems facing its AI glasses: privacy. The…
TikTok Launches The Creator Cut Newsletter to Share LIVE Creator Insights
TikTok wants creators to learn from the people already figuring out what works on LIVE. The platform has launched The…
X Launches Ads MCP Server, Letting Marketers Use Their Preferred AI Tools
X is giving advertisers another way to bring artificial intelligence into campaign management. The platform has launched its X Ads…
Instagram Says Captions Still Matter — Especially for Search and Discovery
Instagram is built around images and video, but the platform is making one thing unusually clear: the words underneath the…
YouTube Simplifies AI Likeness Claims With New Creator Dispute Options
YouTube is making its AI likeness rules a little easier to navigate, particularly for creators who suddenly find a claim…
Google Makes Search Ads A/B Testing Easier as AI Max Gets New Experiment Tools
Google is taking some of the friction out of advertising experiments. Marketers can now more easily conduct Google Search Ads…
LinkedIn Adds AI-Powered Event Highlights to Turn Live Videos Into Short-Form Clips
LinkedIn is giving event hosts another reason to keep their live recordings around instead of letting them disappear into an…
Meta AI Launches on Mac, Bringing Its AI Assistant Directly to the Desktop
Meta is pushing its AI assistant onto another screen. This time, it’s the Mac. Meanwhile, there is growing interest in…
TikTok Explores Expanding In-App Payments as Social Commerce Push Grows
TikTok may be getting ready to make payments a much bigger part of the app. Reports indicate a possible TikTok…
Meta Says Women’s Sports Is Becoming a Major Brand Opportunity on Social Media
Women’s sports isn’t just pulling bigger audiences. There are new Meta women’s sports brand opportunities that make this space even…
X Offers $175,000 for Grok-Generated Versions of The Odyssey
X has turned The Odyssey into an AI video contest, and there’s serious money attached to it. The platform is…
TikTok LIVE Adds AI-Generated Intros to Help Viewers Know What They’re Watching
TikTok is giving LIVE creators another AI tool, although this one handles something pretty simple: introducing the person who is…
Reddit Tests AI-Powered Audio and Video Summaries for Posts
Reddit is experimenting with a very different way to consume its famously text-heavy conversations. One new innovation is Reddit AI-powered…
YouTube Is Changing How It Counts Views Across Videos, Shorts and Live Streams
YouTube is about to make its view numbers look very different. Starting August 24, 2026, YouTube will change the way…
X Algorithm Insights Reveal What Really Drives Post Reach in 2026
Getting likes on X might feel good. According to newly highlighted details about the platform’s recommendation system, though, likes are…
LinkedIn Profiles Drive 75% of AI Citations, New Research Finds
Something interesting is happening to LinkedIn content. The posts coming from employees, executives and industry experts may now matter far…
ByteDance Signs Motion Picture Association Deal to Strengthen AI Copyright Protections
TikTok owner ByteDance has reached a new agreement with the Motion Picture Association as pressure grows over what generative AI…
LinkedIn Shares New Ad Playbook to Help Marketers Build More Effective Campaigns
LinkedIn is giving advertisers a fresh look at how it thinks campaigns on the platform should actually be built. The…