SOCIAL MEDIA
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Instagram Experiments With AI-Generated Comments on Posts
I can’t imagine why anybody would want this, nor why Meta thinks that anyone would want it, while I also can’t see it having an overall positive impact on social media interaction. But… Apparently, Instagram is now experimenting with AI-generated comments on posts, so you don’t even have to come up with an opinion, or an original thought of your…
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TikTok Tops Download Charts in February, Despite US Download Ban
Yeah, that temporary ban on TikTok downloads in the U.S. doesn’t seem to have had much impact on the app’s momentum, based on the latest app download charts from AppFigures. As you can see, TikTok continued to top the overall download charts in February, after seeing the most downloads in January as well. That’s despite TikTok being technically banned in…
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X Offers Trip To Mars in March Madness Competition
So, this is something. Today, X has announced a March Madness “Bracket Challenge”, in partnership with Uber Eats, with the grand prize for a perfect March Madness bracket being a trip to Mars onboard one of Elon’s yet-to-be-built rocket ships. Yep, a trip to Mars. That’s definitely going to happen, definitely sometime in the next decade. As per X: “Basketball…
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TikTok Publishes 2025 Ramadan Marketing Guide
I may be a little late to the party on this one, with Ramadan already underway. But if you’re looking to tap into the celebration this month, TikTok has published a new guide full of key insights to help shape your Ramadan marketing strategy in the app. The 30-page guide includes a heap of usage data and insight to help…
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X Suffers Major DDoS Attack as Backlash Against Elon Musk Grows
Honestly, I do resent Elon Musk’s increasing political ties, not because of who or what he may believe in, but because it inevitably makes everybody who writes about electric cars, space discovery, or indeed social media, a quasi-political commentator by default, just for sharing observations about the latest news relating to his businesses. And today’s latest round of conspiracy bait…
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Instagram Previews More Features of Its Edits App
Instagram’s new video editing app is getting close to launch, and today, it’s shared some new info on the feature set of the app, including in-development elements that won’t be available on release. As you can see in these images, Instagram’s “Edits” app will enable you to manage multiple vide projects at once, all easily accessible via a “Projects” tab.…
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Threads Tests Interests Display on User Profiles
Threads is working on another way to encourage people to follow other users in the app, with a new “Interests” field now available on some user profiles. As you can see in this example, shared by app researcher @faslu_35, some Threads users are now being prompted to “Add interests” to their profile via a pop-up notification. Tap through on that…
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Social Media Platforms Challenge Australia’s Proposed Under 16 Ban
As Australia continues to progress towards a social media ban for all users under the age of 16, the major players are now pushing for more clarity about the bill’s intention, and the logic that’s gone into its formulation. Last November, Australia’s Parliament pushed through a vote to implement a new law that will force all social media platforms to ban…
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X Adds Feed Sorting Options for Communities
X has rolled out its latest update for Communities, providing you with more options to sort posts within a community feed, which could encourage more active, topical engagement. As outlined by X engineer Dong Wook Chung, X has added several new feed sorting options within the community display, so you can arrange group posts by trending and popularity (Likes), along…
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TikTok Shares Latest Data on EU Content Removals and User Numbers
TikTok has shared its latest EU content enforcement and usage numbers, as part of its DSA disclosure reporting, which provides some interesting notes on moderation, user growth, and more within the region The latest report covers the period between July and December 2024, and is the platform’s fourth DSA report. Under the EU Digital Services Act, large online platforms need…
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