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You Now Have More Control Over When Non-Followers See Your Instagram Reels
Instagram has added scheduling to Trial Reels, allowing creators to decide exactly when their content reaches non-followers. The update builds on a feature that has…
Snapchat Acquires Rec Room Assets As Social Platform Shuts Down
Snap has acquired assets from Rec Room after the social gaming platform announced its shutdown. The move signals a shift toward augmented reality and XR…
Meta Suspends Work With $10 Billion AI Startup Mercor After Cyberattack
Meta has suspended all contracts with AI data startup Mercor after hackers breached the company through a poisoned version of the LiteLLM open-source library. The…
Meta Launches Its First AI Glasses Designed Specifically for Prescription Wearers
Meta has unveiled two new Ray-Ban smart glasses built from the ground up for people who wear prescription lenses, marking the first time the company…
You Can Now Watch Instagram Stories Anonymously
Meta has begun testing a premium subscription on Instagram in select countries including Mexico, Japan, and the Philippines. Called Instagram Plus, the subscription unlocks features…
Google Now Lets Advertisers Turn Photos Into Videos for Ads
Google just made it easier for businesses to create video ads without ever picking up a camera. As part of its March “Demand Gen Drops”…
Meta Unveils New AI-Powered Ad Tools and Creator Discovery Features
At its annual IAB NewFronts presentation on March 26 in New York, Meta unveiled a suite of new advertising options centered on Reels, creator partnerships,…
Snapchat Wants Brands to Take Over the Entire App at Once
Snapchat has launched a new ad format that places a brand as the first ad across every tab in the app simultaneously, including Map, Chat,…
WhatsApp Is Testing Messages That Self-Destruct 15 Minutes After You Read Them
A new “After Reading” option spotted in WhatsApp’s Android beta starts a 15-minute countdown the moment a recipient opens a message, then deletes it from…
Instagram Now Wants to Turn All Your Images into Video
A new “AI Transition” feature spotted in development will use generative AI to create smooth, video-like animations between still images in Instagram Stories, replacing the…
The Scandal That Broke Facebook: Cambridge Analytica & the Dark Truth About Big Tech
On March 21, 2018, Mark Zuckerberg sat down in front of a camera and delivered one of the most carefully worded apologies in corporate history.…
Facebook Will Pay You Up to $3,000 a Month Just to Post
Meta’s new “Creator Fast Track” program offers guaranteed monthly payments to creators who already have large followings on rival platforms, asking only for 15 Reels…
Why You Now Have to Actually Add Value to Go Viral on Instagram
Updated guidelines clarify what counts as original content on Facebook and Instagram, penalise lazy reaction clips and reposts, and give creators new tools to detect…
