Category: Social Media

Bluesky’s testing support for live-streams hosted on third-party platforms, while it’s also trying out a live sports content integration for the NBA Playoffs, as it continues to build out its feature set. First off, on user live streams. Bluesky says that, starting this week, select accounts will be able to add a live stream link…

Meta has launched a new promotional campaign for WhatsApp, which focuses on the privacy elements of the app, in protecting your personal conversations. As you can see, the message of the campaign is pretty straightforward: Your WhatsApp messages are private, and nobody else can access that information. Not even WhatsApp. Meta’s hoping to build on…

Meta’s ongoing court battle against the FTC, which could result in Meta being forced to sell Instagram and WhatsApp due to anti-competitive concerns, has seen the company reveal a range of insights, as part of its broader effort to highlight that it doesn’t hold a monopoly share of the digital ads market, and that there…

As it works to expand its international business opportunities, Snapchat has opened a new office in Paris, while it’s also expanding its relationships with local AR artists and creators to reinforce its leadership on this element. Optional Caption Retrieved from Snapchat on May 20, 2025   As explained by Snap: “Snap is excited to announce…

Reddit has published a new research report, in conjunction with Sensor Tower and Adjust, which looks at the power of Reddit communities in influencing purchase behavior, either direct or via third party apps, based on analysis of mobile data and Reddit interactions. The full 29-page report includes a heap of insights for app developers and…

As more and more people place their trust into AI bots to provide them with answers to whatever query they may have, questions are being raised as to how AI bots are being influenced by their owners, and what that could mean for accurate informational flow across the web. Last week, X’s Grok chatbot was…

YouTube has announced the latest iteration of its “Foundry” music support initiative, which aims to provide expanded promotional opportunities to emerging musicians, especially those who also create impactful visual content to accompany their tracks. Now in its ninth year, the independent artists selected for the Foundry program are given access to direct support from YouTube,…

X quietly rolled out an important update to its Community Notes program last week, with the implementation of a new process that can detect coordination between Community Notes contributors. As explained by X: “We’ve extended Community Notes ability to detect coordinating contributors with additional features targeting coordination between note writers and raters. When the scoring…

Are AI chatbots really taking over online search, and just how long will it be before Google is supplanted by AI tools? While trends are definitely shifting towards AI, with Google recently seeing its first ever decline in search volume, Google still has a commanding share of online search traffic. And with its own AI-based…

Consider sharing with your audience Reading Time: 6 minutes When consumers visit brick-and-mortar stores, they can see and touch products for themselves, but this isn’t an option when it comes to online shopping. While detailed product descriptions are helpful, some people might need a bit more information before going ahead with a purchase on the…