Daily Minute Master Series
September 23, 2025

by Corey Padveen

Marketing News and Updates

Meta Expands Teen Protections, Tests Updated Age Detection Process

Instagram’s looking to advance its teen protection features, with improved AI detection of account holder age, and an expansion of its teen accounts to users in Canada.

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White House Says TikTok Deal Will be Signed This Week

So, the White House is claiming that a TikTok-U.S. deal will be signed off on this week, ending years of uncertainty for the platform, and for U.S. creators, by establishing a new working environment for TikTok that will alleviate Chinese government influence on the app.

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Meta Gains Approval to Supply AI Services to US Government Departments

Meta will now be able to supply U.S. government entities with AI services and systems, after gaining approval from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), which supports the government-wide use of AI models.

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X’s Ad Revenue Shrunk in Q2 2025

It seems like X is still struggling to boost its revenue intake, despite an increase in interest following last year’s U.S. election. Earlier this year, reports suggested that Elon Musk’s increased political influence, as well as Donald Trump’s election victory, had prompted many big-name advertisers in particular to rethink their assessment of X, and resume ad spend in the app. That resulted in a rise in the platform’s ad revenue in the first quarter of 2025, and potentially a sign of things to come. But according to new reports, that momentum hasn’t been sustained.

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The AI-energy apocalypse might be a little overblown

Inflated projections for data center energy demands could lock the US into unnecessary, costly fossil fuel projects and pollution.

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A ‘global call for AI red lines’ sounds the alarm about the lack of international AI policy

On Monday, more than 200 former heads of state, diplomats, Nobel laureates, AI leaders, scientists, and others all agreed on one thing: There should be an international agreement on “red lines” that AI should never cross — for instance, not allowing AI to impersonate a human being or self-replicate.

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