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Musk Film Tiktok Ban Report Highlights Separate Account And Ad Appeals
TikTok has banned a promotional account for Alex Gibney's documentary Musk, The Verge reported on Saturday. Its report said distributor Bleecker Street had received notice of an impending permanent suspension on Friday. ...
Instagram Adds Reference Reels As Edits Gets Reusable Style Kits
Instagram is adding a way to keep an inspiring Reel in view while recording, alongside a separate batch of Edits updates for audio links and reusable styles. The reference feature is launching on iOS. You'll find it thro...
Youtube Music Adds Ai Labels, With Disclosure Still Part Of Uploading
A song on YouTube Music may now come with an AI label on its player page. YouTube began rolling out the marker on October 14 for music made primarily with generative AI, including tracks with generated compositions and v...
Ask Youtube Expands Us Discovery Beyond The Premium Test
Ask YouTube is reaching a wider US audience, including people without the Premium subscription required by its earlier search experiment. Viewers can describe what they are looking for, then refine the answer with anothe...
Snapchat's Holiday Guide Puts Shared Gift Decisions In The Creative Brief
Snapchat's holiday planning guide is out, and it places group chats near the center of a gift purchase. Wrapped in the Chat runs to eight pages, combining shopp...
X Rebuilds Api Exhibit With More Creator Tools To Browse
X's rebuilt API Exhibit puts live-streaming services, bots and publishing apps in a refreshed showcase. Developers have more ways to present their work, while creators get a directory to browse when looking for an integr...
Youtube Returns To Mipcom With Expanded Creator And Media Program
YouTube returns to Cannes tomorrow for MIPCOM, with a larger program aimed at media businesses and creators. The market runs through October 15. Its workshops bring video distribution, monetization and audience developme...
X Algorithm Update Adds Mention Data, Not A Proven Reach Boost
xAI has updated the public code behind X's recommendation project, adding a field for people mentioned in posts. Creators should resist turning that finding into an instant tagging strategy. The code shows where mention ...
Threads Gems Put Native Posts And Direct Replies Ahead Of Crossposts
Threads has begun recognising selected conversations with Gems. Users whose posts or replies are chosen get a notification and can share the label. Only people in the US can receive one in this rollout, although Gems can...
Instagram Edits Adds Carousel Creation On Ios With Android To Follow
Edits is branching out beyond video clips. Instagram has added a carousel editor to the app on iOS, with an Android version still to come. Creators can arrange photos and videos into swipeable slides and carry their exis...
Reddit Expands Lead-Generation Ads With Max Campaigns And Hubspot Beta
Reddit has expanded its lead-generation advertising tools, bringing the objective to Max campaigns and opening a HubSpot integration in beta. The update is aimed at advertisers seeking enquiries and prospective customers...
Instagram Tests An Option To Open Directly To Reels
Open Instagram and a Reel could be the first post you see. The app is testing an optional video-led home screen, according to settings screenshots shared publicly by app researcher Radu Oncescu. Users in the test can ret...
Instagram Adds Threads Stickers To Stories For Saved And Liked Posts
Instagram is adding a Threads sticker to Stories, creating another route for sharing a text-led post with a visual audience. The feature surfaced in screenshots shared by creator Jonah Manzano and reported by Social Medi...
Youtube Playback Reports Spike During Weekend Viewing
YouTube viewers reported playback problems during weekend viewing, with independent monitoring service StatusGator recording an interruption across several regions. Its incident history now marks the episode as ended, so...
Youtube Expands Thumbnail And Testing Tools For News Publishers
YouTube has outlined an expanded set of tools for news publishers, with thumbnail presentation and video testing among the changes. The update was discussed at the company's News Working Group in New York and covered in ...
Tiktok Report Puts Live Shopping Video At The Center Of Seller Growth
TikTok's newly released economic-impact report includes a striking live-commerce figure: TikTok Shop averaged nearly 595,000 US live-shopping sessions a month in 2026, while sales driven by live video rose 92% year over ...
Threads Tests Photo And Video Overlays For Quote Posts
Threads is testing a more visual way to quote posts, allowing selected users to place a post over a photo or video. Instead of keeping the quotation and its visual context in separate blocks, the experiment brings them i...
Youtube Shorts Shifts Recommendations Toward Original Creators
YouTube is changing Shorts recommendations to give more emphasis to original content and less reach to accounts that mainly repost other creators' videos without adding meaningful value. The announcement puts the contrib...
Instagram Adds In-App Boosts For Live Video Broadcasts
Instagram is making paid promotion available from the Live composer. Creators can now boost a broadcast from inside the app, either shortly before going live or by scheduling the promotion ahead of time. The change bring...
Instagram Updates Reels Creation Guide With Editing And Reach Tips
Instagram has refreshed its guide to making Reels, bringing basic recording, editing and distribution advice into one place. The update is a useful checklist for creators who know how to post a clip but still wonder why ...
