Category: Social Media

Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. X has announced some new updates designed to streamline engagement in the app, while it’s also facing something of a revolt from one popular X community over its latest algorithm changes. First off, X has announced an…

I wonder if this time X’s pledge to open-source its algorithm will stick. Over the weekend, X owner Elon Musk announced that X will soon publish all of the algorithmic code for X’s news feed and ads, so that it can provide more transparency around how its systems decide what each user sees in the…

In case you were freaking out over somebody trying to hack you IG account over the weekend, Instagram says it’s all good, and that it’s addressed the issue, keeping your personal info safe. Over the weekend, a heap of IG users received an email that asked them to reset their email info, which indicates that…

I don’t know that this will be a majorly useful, or much-used option. But TikTok has launched a new calendar template that’s designed to help children and families better coordinate and manage their weekly online and offline activities. As you can see in this example, TikTok’s new “For You Calendar” aims to help families coordinate…

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. TikTok is clearly making sports a priority this year, with the platform announcing another sports partnership, this time with FIFA, which will see TikTok hosting exclusive content around the 2026 FIFA World Cup. As explained by TikTok:…

Okay, I’m not sure how significant this is, but YouTube seems to think that this is a pretty big deal, and for at least some creators, it probably is. Today, YouTube has announced some changes to its search filter options, which aim to clarify the purpose of each element, and could help you drill down…

Listen to the article 12 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. It’s the end of the first week back in the office. So how are we all feeling? Over the past week, I’ve outlined a range of considerations for social media marketing planning in 2026, looking at the…

Given the latest revelations about xAI’s Grok producing illicit content en masse, sometimes of minors, this feels like a timely overview. The team from the Future of Life Institute recently undertook a safety review of some of the most popular AI tools on the market, including Meta AI, OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Grok, and more. The review…

We need one of those “__ days without incident” signs for X, because we’re just 9 days into the New Year and we’re already on track for another international incident sparked by Elon Musk’s freewheeling approach to technological development. As has been widely reported, X is currently under scrutiny in several regions due to xAI’s…

WhatsApp is moving ahead with its usernames change, with a new update now hiding user phone numbers entirely when viewing their WhatsApp profile. As you can see in this example, posted by Android Police, WhatsApp is currently developing a new profile display that will hide user phone numbers, and will only display your chosen username…