SOCIAL MEDIA
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Australia’s teen social bans are having little effect
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Australia’s eSafety Commissioner released a report examining the effectiveness of Australia’s under-16 social media ban. The study found that most underage teens are still accessing social apps, despite gradually improving enforcement efforts from major platforms. The report is a follow-up to the…
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Meta fined $567M for failing to protect teens
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. A New Mexico judge may have just established a new framework for more effective social media restrictions for teens, in addition to ruling that Meta will have to pay $567 million for facilitating harm to teens in its apps. As reported by…
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Reddit expands test of moderation tools
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Reddit is taking more steps to integrate artificial intelligence-powered moderation tools into its systems. In addition, the platform is moving to hide more of its content from non-logged-in users as a means to protect itself from scrapers. First, Reddit is expanding the…
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Instagram shares tips on video creation
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Instagram has shared some tips on how to make engaging, resonant video content, based on insights from a range of creator consultants. The notes relate specifically to video editing, and how creators have used Meta’s Edits app to improve their content approaches.…
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Meta shares holiday 2026 tips for small businesses
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. There are now just over 120 days until December, which means that marketers need to start locking in their holiday sales strategies in order to make the most of the upcoming shopping season. To help with this, Meta launched a new Holiday…
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LinkedIn reports solid Q2 revenue growth
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. LinkedIn continues to see steady growth, based on insights shared by parent company Microsoft in its latest quarterly performance update. However, the company doesn’t share a lot of insight into LinkedIn-specific performance within Microsoft’s broader report. Before the app was acquired by…
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Meta touts industry-leading ad revenue growth, but AI unease rises
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Meta grew advertising revenue 27% year over year to $59.4 billion in Q2 and emphasized that its bets on artificial intelligence continue to improve campaign performance. Total revenue was up 28% YoY to $60.8 billion for the three-month period ended June 30,…
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Snapchat shores up lead gen ads with new HubSpot integration
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Snapchat is expanding its focus on lead generation through a new integration with HubSpot, a partnership that aims to help brands engage incremental Gen Z and millennial consumers on the messaging app. The tie-up with the CRM platform allows advertisers on Snapchat…
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6 tips for building a brand on Pinterest
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. As marketers look toward the second half of 2026, they’re tasked with formulating an effective, early approach to holiday promotions so companies can maximize brand exposure and sales results in the all-important last quarter of the year. It’s also important to consider…
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Gap Inc. opens creator program to employees
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Gap Inc. is enlisting employees to join its creator program to promote Old Navy, Gap, Athleta and Banana Republic, the apparel company said in a press release Wednesday. The program is now open to applications from Gap Inc.’s corporate, distribution…
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