Social Media Is Becoming Less Social as Users Retreat From Public Posting
Social media still takes up plenty of people’s time. What appears to be disappearing is the social part. Users are…
Reddit Tells Brands to Join Communities, Not Interrupt Them
Reddit has a fairly blunt message for brands trying to market on the platform: stop behaving like an advertisement. To…
Pinterest Wants Brands to Fix Their Product Catalogs Before Spending More on Ads
Pinterest has a fairly blunt message for brands struggling with shopping ad performance: stop immediately blaming the campaign. Recent Pinterest…
Meta AI Layoffs Lawsuit Raises Questions About Protected Leave and Workplace Monitoring
Meta is spending heavily on artificial intelligence. Now, the technology sits at the center of a very different kind of…
TikTok Shop Is Quietly Changing How Big Food Brands Create Products
TikTok Shop is no longer just a place for impulse buys, beauty products and oddly useful gadgets. Food companies are…
TikTok Says Better AI Marketing Starts With Cultural Relevance, Not More Content
Artificial intelligence has made it easier for brands to produce more social media content. That part is no longer surprising.…
Can Social Media Platforms Survive the Flood of AI Content?
Artificial intelligence has become incredibly good at creating posts, images, videos, comments, and even conversations that look surprisingly human. That’s…
Why Greeks Are Turning to TikTok and Instagram for News
News in Greece is no longer something people only sit down to watch at a fixed hour. More and more,…
France Moves Closer to Social Media Ban for Children Under 15
France may soon shut children under 15 out of social media entirely. The proposed France social media ban for under…
US Targets Social Media Revenue Flowing to Haitian Gangs
Haitian gangs have turned social media into more than a place to issue threats or show off weapons. Recent reports…
YouTube Shares New Shorts Tips as Competition for Short-Form Attention Keeps Growing
Creating a successful YouTube Short is no longer just about recording a quick vertical video and hoping the algorithm does…
YouTube Shares New Shorts Tips to Help Creators Turn Views Into Loyal Fans
YouTube wants creators to stop treating Shorts as disposable clips that briefly spike in views and then disappear into the…
Meta Launches Muse Spark 1.1 as It Pushes AI Beyond Chatbots
Meta is making another move in artificial intelligence. However, this one is aimed less at casual users and more at…
Meta AI Adds New Safety Measures to Better Protect Teens
Meta is adding another layer to its AI safety strategy, this time focused on teenagers who may be struggling with…
X Brings Grok AI Insights Into Ads Manager for Smarter Campaign Planning
X is putting Grok inside its advertising dashboard. The social platform has started beta testing a new Grok-powered assistant within…
YouTube Studio Gets an Insights Upgrade as Platform Tightens Video Guidance
YouTube is giving creators more data while quietly drawing a harder line around the kind of videos it does not…
X Uses Grok to Crack Down on Engagement Bait and Stolen Content
X is getting more serious about the low-effort posts that have taken over parts of its timeline. The platform has…
TikTok Teams Up With NBA and WNBA to Bring More Basketball Content to Fans
TikTok is putting basketball at the center of its sports strategy. The platform has announced a new multi-year global partnership…
Elon Musk Says X Will Open-Source Its Entire Codebase
Elon Musk is promising to pull back the curtain on X. Completely, this time. The billionaire owner of the social…
UK Considers Overnight Social Media Blackout for Teenagers
Britain’s proposed social media crackdown may not stop at banning younger teenagers from major platforms. The idea of a UK…