X has once again moved to block a range of accounts in India, at the request of Indian government officials, amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan, and Indian authorities looking to manage the situation. Which goes against X’s free speech principles, but when the alternative is that X will be shut down in the…
LinkedIn is rolling out a new, AI-powered job search process, which will enable users to describe their dream job in basic terms, which LinkedIn’s system will then be able to match to actual roles and opportunities. As you can see in this sequence, based on conversational queries, you’ll now be able to find job matches…
As it looks to incorporate more AI-powered tools to help members find their ideal career, LinkedIn has also launched a new “Grads Guide” to help students coming into the workforce understand rising areas of opportunity. Which could be a big help for those stepping into the professional world, providing valuable insights into the evolving workforce,…
TikTok has announced a new collaboration with the Skilled Careers Coalition and SkillsUSA, which will help these organizations promote content that amplifies skilled careers across the app, in order to connect TikTok users with potential opportunities. As explained by TikTok: “With a shared vision to elevate the skilled trades and meet the growing demand for…
Amid rising economic uncertainty, Meta has today issued a warning to users to be wary of financial scams across its apps, which, based on Meta’s detection and enforcement efforts, are seeing a rise in activity. Indeed, according to Meta, in 2024 alone, its team removed over seven million accounts across its platforms that had been…
Snapchat has outlined a range of new ad options at NewFronts 2025, including AI-powered budget and bidding options, updates to Sponsored Snaps (its inbox ads), a new music promotion initiative, and more. First off, on AI-powered campaigns. Snap’s adding new AI smart bidding, which will enable advertisers to set a target cost-per-action that Snap’s system…
It seems that X is considering another UI update, this time focused on the Like icon, which may soon be changing to a thumbs up instead. As you can see in this example, in a post from user Sawyer Merritt, some users are now seeing a thumbs up icon instead of the usual heart, while…
With generative AI changing how people search the web, advertisers are rightfully concerns at the potential impacts on their ad placements, and how they’ll be able to maximize their ads within this new paradigm. Google’s now offering a new option to cater to this, with “AI Max for Search campaigns,” which aims to help marketers…
Fresh from being hit with another big fine in EU over data transfers back to China, TikTok has announced another advance in its “Project Clover” EU data separation project, with a new data center now set to be built in Finland, providing another means to keep EU user data separate from its Chinese parent. Project…
Meta has announced that it will host its “Conversations” conference in the U.S. for the first time this year, with Miami to be the host city for its messaging-focused event. As you can see, Meta’s fourth annual Conversations event will be held on July 1st, where Meta will outline its latest updates in messaging, including…
