TikTok Expands Mental Health Support Options for World Mental Health Day
Today is World Mental Health Day, and TikTok is marking the event with the announcement of some new support features, including improved access to mental health support organizations, and creator initiatives to support mental wellbeing-related content. First off, TikTok has added a new support element when people conduct searches in the app related to mental […]
X’s New Policies Are Being Put to the Test With Israel Conflict
X’s new, more “free speech” aligned approach to content moderation is being put to the test, with various groups seemingly now using X’s more lax enforcement processes to spread misinformation around the war in Israel, which was sparked by militant group Hamas launching a large-scale assault on Israeli citizens over the weekend. Amid rising tensions, […]
X’s New Policy Stances are Being Put to the Test With Israel Conflict
X’s new, more “free speech” aligned approach to content moderation is being put to the test, with various groups seemingly now using X’s more lax enforcement processes to spread misinformation around the war in Israel, which was sparked by militant group Hamas launching a large-scale assault on Israeli citizens over the weekend. Amid rising tensions, […]
Meta Announces New Ad Options for Facebook Reels Ahead of the Holiday Push
With the biggest shopping season of the year fast approaching, Meta has announced some new updates for Reels ads, in order to help brands tap into its fastest-growing content surface. First off, Meta’s adding Collections Ads for Facebook Reels, which are already available on IG. Meta’s been testing the option on both Instagram and Facebook […]
Google Expands Access to Social Media Links in Google Business Listings
Google is giving more businesses the option to add social media links to their Google Business profile, which will ensure that your social media profiles are displayed when your official brand listing shows up in both Google Search and Maps. Back in August, Google announced that it would now enable businesses to add social media […]
TikTok Announces Expanded Mental Health Support Options for World Mental Health Day
Today is World Mental Health Day, and TikTok is marking the event with the announcement of some new support features, including improved access to mental health support organizations, and creator initiatives to support mental wellbeing-related content. First off, TikTok has added a new support element when people conduct searches in the app related to mental […]
TikTok Adds More Direct Publishing Options to its API to Facilitate Third-Party Posting
TikTok’s looking to make it easier to post direct to the app via third-party platforms, with a new “Direct Post” element within the TikTok API, which will enable creation tools to build in TikTok posting as a publishing option. As explained by TikTok: “Direct Post allows our community to post video content directly from third-party […]
Google Will Add New Prompts to Drive More Take-up of Passkey Access
As part of the broader shift towards enhanced web security, Google says that it will begin prompting more users to add passkey access to their accounts, as it looks to move away from traditional password usage. Google initially launched support for passkey access back in May, and now, it’s looking to make it a bigger […]
TikTok Announces Themed AR Effects and Top Hashtags for Halloween
TikTok has announced its latest Halloween activations, including a range of spooky-themed AR effects and visual tools to help users take part in the event. The main element of TikTok’s Halloween push is make-up inspired effects, which will help to guide users on their Halloween looks IR, or re-create freaky monsters from horror movies. There’s […]
Threads Looks To Add Trending Topics, GIFs, Voice Posts and More
As Meta looks to rapidly evolve its Twitter-like Threads app, in order to scoop up as many cast-offs from X as possible, it’s seemingly close to adding a range of much-requested features that could help to bring it into parity with the Elon Musk owned app, or even better it in some instances. First off, […]