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  X launches livestream studio to simplify live broadcasts

  The updated livestreaming platform on desktop will provide more options for live video creators. 

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  Majority of US adults support social media bans

  A new study from Pew Research found that most Americans are in favor of some kind of restrictions, with only 20% opposing the idea.

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  LinkedIn rolls out new AI-powered promotional tools

  A new array of features includes the platform’s official launch of a brand kit, which lets marketers select guidelines for colors, fonts and other variables.

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  Reddit rolls out split testing to all advertisers

  The feature allows marketers to run two ad variants and choose which campaign to focus on based on performance.

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  Meta explores cloud infrastructure business

  The company wants to sell access to artificial intelligence computing power to outside sources, including competitors, according to Bloomberg.

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  Threads adds live chat co-hosts

  The app also announced new ways to share live chat discussions as it looks to improve community engagement.

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  Meta adds custom Instagram Stories features for glasses

  The company’s artificial-intelligence-powered glasses will be able to capture and post multi-camera and motion capture formats.

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  YouTube celebrates America’s 250th

  Features include interactive games such as a coloring book of U.S. parks and a collection of specialized content to celebrate the nation’s anniversary.

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  Consumers trust AI for discovery but not for finding deals

  Similarweb found that consumers use artificial-intelligence-enabled chatbots in the early stages of shopping journeys, but prefer using traditional search tools later on.

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  TikTok launches Agentic Hub

  The new feature offers a central location for third-party artificial intelligence ad tools and is directly integrated with the platform’s Model Context Protocol server.

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  YouTube partners with science content creator Mark Rober

  The platform is launching a series of educational videos designed around the former NASA engineer’s hands-on experiments via its Class Crunchlabs program.

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  Pinterest expands international campaign insights

  The platform launched a markets view element to help businesses get better insights into multi-regional promotions.

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  TikTok launches branded microdramas

  The platform wants to tap into the popularity of episodic shorts by offering companies the opportunity to promote their own microseries content.

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  WhatsApp prompts users to choose a username ahead of update

  In a promotional campaign fronted by athlete Anthony Joshua, the platform demonstrates how to choose a new name that will function as a primary ID.

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  TikTok partners with Madonna for ‘Confessions II’

  The app will launch activations and events including an in-app live preview with iHeartRadio during the pop star’s July 2 album release party in London.

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  Reddit launches ‘People are the Best’ campaign

  The platform’s new promotional message highlights the real conversations happening in-app each day and takes subtle aim at artificial intelligence.

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  Google adds features to Video Reach and Video View campaigns

  YouTube and Google Ads will get expanded metrics to help advertisers gain more insight into how their spending drives results.

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  Trump threatens tariffs over EU digital taxes

  In a recent post on Truth Social, the U.S. president vowed to impose 100% tariffs on any country that implemented a digital services tax on an American company.

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  Meta tries to limit liabilities in child harm cases

  The company is lobbying lawmakers in California to protect itself from a proposed bill that could fine companies up to $1 million per child, per Politico.

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  YouTube adds AI-powered comment filtering

  The new tools allow channel managers to group similar comments together for review, reply or deletion, streamlining control of user responses.

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  Meta plans to replace 90% of content review staff with AI

  Despite the recent Instagram breach, the company said 50% of its content review is done by artificial intelligence, and that number will grow by year’s end, per Axios.

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  YouTube Studio display gets a round of updates

  Creators will now be able to find a consolidated listing of video alerts, look at revenue estimates and review an Account Status page.

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  Meta poaches top talent from Virtue AI

  Three founders from the artificial intelligence security startup will help to stress-test and improve Meta’s AI safety protocols.

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  LinkedIn tests suggested feeds

  The move is designed to broaden user exposure and engagement in the app, and echoes a similar alternative feed test from last year.

  LinkedIn

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  Meta launches integrated booking for lead ads

  The Facebook-only update integrates third-party platforms including Calendly and is designed to streamline the signup process.

  Facebook

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