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TikTok’s Reportedly Testing a New Instagram-Like ‘TikTok Photos’ App
TikTok could be eyeing a new way to take on Instagram, with a new “TikTok Photos” app reportedly in development. As reported by The SpAndroid, in the back-end code of the current TikTok app, some new references to “TikTok Photos” have appeared within the code strings. The code appears to suggest that TikTok users will soon be prompted to share…
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TikTok Announces Programming for International Women’s Day
TikTok has announced a new slate of activations and programming for International Women’s Day, which is this Friday, March 8. And the events will extend beyond the day itself, with various new initiatives designed to provide ongoing support for female-owned creators and brands. First off, TikTok’s launching a new #WomenOfTikTok Creator Program, which will provide support for female creators that are using…
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X Launches Long-Form Articles Option for Premium+ Subscribers
X is taking the next steps to advance beyond its short-form content roots, with the introduction of X Articles, which is essentially a blogging platform built into the X system. As you can see in this example, X Articles includes all the basic elements of a blogging tool, including a title and header image for your post, and various in-stream…
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Meta Provides Predictions for the Next Stage of Digital Connection
While Meta may not be referring to the metaverse as much as it was a few years back, it remains very much a focus, with the company looking to own the next stage of digital connection via VR, AR and expanded forms of virtual presence. Which is underlined in a new blog post on the Meta Quest Blog, in which…
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US Senators Raise New Push to Ban TikTok
Just when you thought that TikTok was safe, and that the U.S. Government had moved on from the possibility of banning the app, another group of regulators have proposed new action against the company, which could see TikTok face removal from the U.S. once again. As reported by Reuters: “A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is introducing legislation that would…
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Meta Will Stop Paying Australian Publishers for Content as Part of Its Shift Away From News
This is unsurprising given Meta’s broader shift away from news content, but it’s another blow for media organizations, many of which are already struggling to maintain relevance (and revenue) within the changing online media landscape. Today, Meta has announced that it will cease paying Australian news outlets as part of its broader shift away from news content. As per Meta:…
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Threads Launches Live Test of its API, Enabling Content Scheduling in Some Third Party Apps
Good news for social media managers, and a potentially significant update for Threads engagement overall, with Meta’s Twitter-like platform now live testing its API with selected partners, enabling, among other things, post scheduling in the app. As explained by Jesse Chen, an engineer working on Threads, the Threads team has now partnered with a range of third party platforms on…
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Google and Meta Explore New Ways to Moderate AI Responses, and Whether They Should
How much protectionism is too much in generative AI, and what say should big tech providers, or indeed anybody else, actually have in moderating AI system responses? The question has become a new focus in the broader Gen AI discussion after Google’s Gemini AI system was found to be producing both inaccurate and racially biased responses, while also providing confusing…
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X Launches Live Test of Video in Spaces
X’s new video Spaces option is now in live testing, with some X Premium subscribers able to launch Spaces chats with video in-stream. As you can see in this example, posted by DogeDesigner, now, when launching a Spaces session, you can flip the “Enable video” toggle in the set-up, which will then open the Spaces window with your own device…
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More Generative AI Tools are Coming to Social Apps – Is That a Good Thing?
The latest developments in generative AI have opened up a range of new possibilities and potential use cases, But are we sure that there’s a value to them within social media apps? Sure, there are some helpful, practical use cases like image editing for ad backgrounds, and creating optimized ad copy for varying purpose. But for regular users, does generative…
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