- News | Meta partners with Shutterstock enabling Meta to utilize Shutterstock's library of visual and audio content to fuel its AI tools. [AdWeek]
- News | Meta's independent Oversight Board calls for the company to update its rules around the presentation of nudity, particularly as it relates to transgender and non-binary people. [Oversight Board]
- Update | Meta is changing the terminology of its ad metric "People" to "Account Center accounts", metric calculation will be unaffected. [Meta]
- Update | Meta centralizes Data Privacy & Ad Targeting Controls for Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger in its Accounts Center tool. [Meta]
- Update | Facebook launches Page Recommendations to New Page Experience Pages. [Technical Gulab]
- Update | Community Chats are now available to more Messenger & Facebook Groups. [Messenger]
- Update | Instagram adds new "Quiet Mode" feature to help you take a break from the app. [Instagram]
- Update | Instagram adds new manual controls to improve content shown to a user in the Explore, Feed, Stories, & Reels. [Instagram]
- Update | Instagram adds new settings to Family Center further expanding its parental supervision tools. [Instagram]
- Testing | "Share profile" feature. [Hammod Oh]
- Testing | New reaction animations in DMs. [Alessandro Paluzzi]
- Update | WhatsApp launches new "Message Yourself" feature. [The Verge]
- Testing | New feature allowing users to share a Voice Note as a status update. [WhatsApp]
- Testing | New shortcut to block users. [WhatsApp]
- Update | Twitter updated its API usage terms. At present, the changes appear to be limited to third-party clients and have not affected social media management platforms like Sprinklr & Hootsuite. [Twitter]
- Update | Twitter expands Community Notes (formerly Birdwatch), a form of crowd-sourced fact-checking to more regions. [Twitter]
- Update | Community Notes will now be shown in Quote Tweets. [Twitter]
- Update | Twitter adds an annual payment option for Twitter Blue. [The Verge]
- Update | Twitter Blue is now available for Android users. [TechCrunch]
- Update | Twitter is scaling back its "For You" Feed amid engagement decline. [SocialMediaToday]
- Update | Twitter moved the View Counts on tweets between the Like & Share icons. Live on Web and iOS, coming soon to Android. [Twitter]
- Testing | Video Chat feature. [Alessandro Paluzzi]
- Testing | Affiliates Tab, which will list a company's employees & brand accounts if the company is a "Verification for Organizations" subscriber. [Alessandro Paluzzi]
- News | TikTok's 2023 Marketing Calendar for small businesses is now live. [TikTok]
- Update | TikTok expands state-affiliated media labels which appear on content from state-controlled media. [TikTok]
- Update | TikTok launches sound effects for TikTok Live. [Jonah Manzano]
- Update | TikTok is now promoting "Templates" instead of "Autocut" when selecting multiple videos/images. [Radu Oncescu]
- Testing | Save option for Creators. [Matt Navarra]
- Testing | Podcast tool with background listening. [Business Insider]
- Update | Amid growing frustration among YouTube Creators, YouTube has launched "Timestamps for Community Guidelines" & "Guided Resolution Flow" to provide better transparency and options for when violations occur. [YouTube]
- Testing | Location Tagging in Shorts uploading process. [YouTube]
- Testing | New hub for free, ad-supported streaming channels. [TechCrunch]?
- News | Discord acquired Gas, a rising social app that enables teen users to send anonymous compliments to their friends. [Discord]
- Update | Google removes embedded Podcasts from search results. [PodNews]
- Update | Microsoft announces the general availability of its Azure OpenAI service, allowing developers to create apps utilizing technology like ChatGPT & other advanced AI. [SearchEngineJournal]?
