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Instagram offers to pay creators for long-form content
Business Insider reported that creators were offered as much as $500,000 to post video to Meta’s new Features product.
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Retrieved from X on January 11, 2024
X launches new bonus program for video creators
The reward-based effort offers cash incentives to invited users for posting videos on the platform.
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Google says AI chatbots are hurting its bottom line
The company may be losing its stronghold on discovery as more users turn to tools such as ChatGPT and Claude for answers.
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Meta hires bipartisan political team
The company has brought in multiple executives with ties to major players on both sides of the U.S. political fence, according to Axios.
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Retrieved from Pinterest on October 30, 2026
Pinterest reports solid user growth in Q3
The company’s third quarter earnings showed more than 20 million new users since Q2, including 17 million in regions outside its core markets.
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Retrieved from LinkedIn on October 30, 2026
LinkedIn increases user time, members and creator ads
Platform owner Microsoft’s earnings for the first quarter of fiscal 2027 offered insight in the app’s growth across multiple metrics.
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Retrieved from Threads on May 12, 2026
Threads tests smaller group sharing option
Threads Friends is similar to Instagram’s Close Friends feature and allows users to add up to 50 connections.
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Retrieved from YouTube on February 01, 2024
YouTube is testing new fixes for spam violations
The platform is offering channels the option to review content, and edit or delete videos that may go against policy.
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Retrieved from App Store on October 29, 2026
Meta launches two new AI apps, including one aimed at kids
Waddle World is designed to offer children a Tamagotchi-style experience, while Style Sketch creates outfits from uploaded images of users’ clothes.
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Retrieved from X on October 29, 2026
X lets users share credit on reposted images
The app’s Original Content Rewards Program now ensures that more users benefit from engagement on linked graphics.
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Retrieved from Reddit on October 29, 2026
Reddit introduces For You feed
The platform’s algorithm-defined feed is designed to improve in-app discovery with tailored recommendations and updates.
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Retrieved from TikTok on October 29, 2026
TikTok adds in-app restaurant guide
The local dining list, called Must Eat, is designed to showcase community-sourced spots in the U.S.
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Retrieved from Meta on October 29, 2026
Meta’s Muse AI agents are now available to users in Singapore
The expansion marks the next step in Meta's plan to get billions of people using its AI agents.
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Retrieved from Meta on October 28, 2026
Edits gets new Halloween-themed options
The Meta-owned video creation app now features spooky fonts, sound effects and animations to help creators make their projects seasonally creepy.
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Retrieved from YouTube on October 28, 2026
YouTube adds microdrama subscriptions
The format garnered more than 6.5 billion views in the first half of 2026, according to the company.
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Retrieved from Meta on March 23, 2022
Meta adds individual performance data for ad creative
The company’s Ad Manager platform now offers a Breakdown tool that offers insights into specific promotional elements, albeit with certain limitations.
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Retrieved from YouTube on April 29, 2021
YouTube tests reduced payment threshold for creators
The platform is experimenting with a cash-out option set at $20 rather than the current $100, which could open doors to more video producers.
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Retrieved from LinkedIn on October 28, 2026
LinkedIn launches data insights hub
The platform’s Economic Graph has been renamed LinkedIn Pulse and reimagined as a channel for global labor market analysis.
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Instagram rolls out limited Features test in the US
New long-form video formats will provide expanded ways for creators to engage with their audiences.
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Retrieved from Pew Research on October 27, 2026
More than half of US adults use social media to get their news
A new report from Pew found that the percentage of Americans who use apps to stay connected to current events has risen sharply over the last four years.
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Retrieved from TikTok on October 27, 2026
TikTok playbook outlines the value of its high-end ad options
The app’s Top View and Pulse Premiere solutions provide premium placement opportunities during peak viewing events.
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Australia’s proposed algorithmic opt-out gets pushback
Instagram Chief Adam Mosseri and conservative commentator Michael Shellenberger have separately opposed aspects of the regulations.
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Retrieved from Meta on October 29, 2021
Meta delays business terms update over data scraping concerns
The company’s latest commercial services agreement has been postponed while regulators in the EU and the U.K. get clarity, according to Reuters.
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Retrieved from X on October 25, 2026
X provides holiday campaign tips
Recommendations include keeping ads short, using natural language and featuring clear calls to action.
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Retrieved from Meta on October 25, 2026
Meta says advertisers should let campaigns gather data
A new best practices guide cautioned marketers to give both ads and analytic systems time to assess results before tweaking components.
