LinkedIn Expands ID Verification to More Regions
LinkedIn continues to expand its own identity verification offering, via a new partnership with Persona which will enable users in more regions to confirm their ID in the app. As you can see in this sequence, with LinkedIn’s new ID verification process, users in certain regions now able to confirm their ID documents with Persona, […]
Meta Faces New Scrutiny Over Claims That Youngsters Are Being Exposed to Harmful Content in its Apps
While X has been the focus of scrutiny for its alleged content moderation failures of late, Meta’s also facing its own queries as to how its systems are faring in protecting users, particularly youngsters, as well as the accuracy of its external reporting of such. According to a newly unsealed complaint against the company, filed on […]
LinkedIn Outlines Updated, AI-Based System for Detecting Rule-Violating Content
LinkedIn has rolled out a new detection system to address policy-violating content in posts, which relies on AI detection to optimize its moderator workflow. Which, according to LinkedIn, has already led to significant reductions in exposure for users. The new system now filters all potentially violative content through LinkedIn’s AI reader system, with the process […]
TikTok Says That Users Are Now Spending Half Their Time in the App Watching Minute+ Long Clips
While TikTok’s growth is unprecedented, and its ad business is growing in-step, where TikTok’s still struggling to establish firm footing is in creator monetization, and ensuring that its top stars are able to maximize their popularity through direct income from their TikTok clips. Which is a major concern. Vine, for example, which many consider to […]
TikTok Launches New ‘Creative Cards’ to Provide Content Inspiration
Struggling to come up with ideas for TikTok clips to promote your business? This might help. TikTok has launched a new series of Creative Cards, which are simple, data-backed prompts that are designed to help get you thinking on potential content ideas. TikTok’s Creative Card deck enables you to digitally tap through for notes of […]
X Refutes Newsguard Report Claiming It Displays Ads Alongside Harmful Content
X continues to dig in its heels amid more reports which indicate that the platform’s brand safety measures are not functioning as intended. Today, ad monitoring organization NewsGuard has published a new report, which details how its researchers discovered more than 200 ads on viral posts that contained misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war in the […]
Instagram Enables All Users To Download Publicly Posted Reels Clips
Get ready to see more Instagram logos showing up in TikTok clips. Instagram has today announced that all users can now download publicly posted Reels in the app, after initially rolling out the option to U.S. users back in June. As you can see in these example screens, you’ll now see a new “Download” option […]
X Is Bringing Post Headlines Back to Link Previews In-Stream
Some good pre-Thanksgiving news for social media managers, with Elon Musk announcing that, soon, URL previews on X will include the post headline once again. In an upcoming release, ???? will overlay title in the upper potion of the image of a URL card — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 23, 2023 As you may recall, […]
X’s Losses Continue to Mount as Advertiser Boycott Expands
The challenges continue to mount for X, as more advertisers withdraw their ad spend over the critical holiday period. Earlier in the month, a range of big-name brands announced that they would be pausing their X ads due to concerns that their promotions may be shown alongside offensive material in the app. The first major […]
7 Creative Design Trends for 2024 [Infographic]
As you’re prepping your 2024 marketing plans, it’s worth noting the key visual trends of the moment, and how they might factor into your presentation and creative elements in the year ahead. To help with this, the team from Depositphotos have put together their annual listing of emerging creative trends, based on rising search queries […]