Social Media Facebook’s Oversight Board Begins Hearing Cases, Adding a New Element to Content Decisions Back in January 2019, Facebook announced its plans for a new Content Oversight Board, a collection of independent, external experts who would come together to review appeals of content decisions made by Facebook’s moderators. Since then, the coming Oversight Board has been […]
Social Media TikTok Updates Moderation Guidelines Around QAnon and Harmful Targeting of Minorities After a recent report highlighted flaws in TikTok’s approach to removing QAnon-related content, despite the platform’s rules against such, the company has today outlined additional steps that it’s taking in order to combat hate speech, and protect users from manipulation and misinformation. For the full article […]
Social Media Instagram Expands its Badges for Live-Stream Donations, Advances IGTV Ads After testing them with selected creators over the past few months, Instagram is rolling out its new badges in Instagram Live broadcasts to wider pool of creators. For the full article click here Snapchat Reports Increases in Both Users and Revenue Rise in […]
Social Media Facebook Updates Messenger API to Incorporate Instagram Direct, Enabling New Connection Opportunities Following the recent announcement of the integration of Messenger and Instagram Direct, Facebook is now also updating its Messenger API to include support for Instagram messaging, which will provide businesses with a range of new connection opportunities through its messaging tools. For the full […]
Social Media Twitter Adds New Prompts to Alert Users Before Sharing Any Tweet Flagged for Misinformation Twitter has added another warning prompt to slow the spread of misinformation, this time alerting users when they go to share a tweet which has been flagged under the platform’s rules against misinformation. For the full article click here TikTok Refutes […]
Social Media Facebook Releases New Insights on Groups Usage During COVID-19 Amid the COVID-19 lockdowns, people have been turning to social media to stay connected, and online groups, in particular, have seen significant increases in engagement as users look to maintain social activity while physically unable to get together. That’s lead to increased reliance on […]
Social Media TikTok Announces New Partnership with OpenSlate to Ensure Brand Safety in Ad Placement TikTok has announced a new partnership with brand safety platform OpenSlate to ensure ads and branded content are not displayed alongside questionable material on the platform. For the full article click here Twitter Updates Privacy and Safety Settings to Help Users Better Understand Their […]
Social Media Snapchat Shares New Research into Evolving Approaches to Education Snapchat has published some new insights into how students feel about education, in light of COVID-19, and the impact that the pandemic has had on the school year. And while it’s impossible to estimate the full ramifications of the lockdowns and associated changes, the data does […]
Social Media Social Shorts: Facebook Attribution Change on Hold, Instagram Gets More Shoppable, Turns 10 In response to advertiser feedback, Facebook will not move forward with a test to remove the default 28-day attribution window for advertisers. Gil David of Run DMG shared the news on LinkedIn, commenting “Facebook demonstrates that they do actually listen to advertisers.” He cited […]
Social Media Which Social Media Platforms Should Your Business Use in 2021? [Infographic] Are you considering your social media plan of attack for 2021? Want to know the social networks you should spend your time and money on? For the full article click here Facebook Provides Update on Actions Taken Against Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior With […]
