Indonesian Government Proposes Scheme To Force Digital Platforms To Pay for News Content
Every time this comes up it seems like a misinterpretation of web usage data, but money, and pressure from influential publishers, still clearly has a strong hold on political policy. This week, Indonesian President Joko Widodo has announced that he has approved a new regulation that will require digital platforms, including Facebook and Google, to share […]
Meta Tests Cross-Posting Between Facebook and Threads
Yeah, I wouldn’t say that I love this concept. This week, Meta has begun a new test or cross-posting between Facebook and Threads, with some users now being promoted to share their Facebook updates to the new, Twitter-like app. As you can see in this example, posted by app researcher Ljiljana Grujicic, those in the […]
X Faces Restrictions in India and Pakistan Amid Government Orders for Content Removals
X is facing new challenges in both India and neighboring Pakistan, with the Indian Government calling on X to censor specified accounts to counter unrest, and Pakistani officials seemingly blocking access to X altogether, amid accusations of vote rigging in its recent election. Firstly, in India. As confirmed by X, the Indian Government has issued […]
Meta Tests Cross-Posting Between Facebook and Threads
Yeah, I wouldn’t say that I love this concept. This week, Meta has begun a new test or cross-posting between Facebook and Threads, with some users now being promoted to share their Facebook updates to the new, Twitter-like app. As you can see in this example, posted by app researcher Ljiljana Grujicic, those in the […]
X Faces Restrictions in India and Pakistan Amid Government Orders for Content Removals
X is facing new challenges in both India and neighboring Pakistan, with the Indian Government calling on X to censor specified accounts to counter unrest, and Pakistani officials seemingly blocking access to X altogether, amid accusations of vote rigging in its recent election. Firstly, in India. As confirmed by X, the Indian Government has issued […]
LinkedIn Highlights Opportunities for B2C Marketers in the App
LinkedIn’s making a new pitch to B2C marketers, based on its latest member research, which shows that LinkedIn users, in general, have more money to spend, and are also more keen to spend on luxuries than those on other platforms. Based on its 2023 “Meet the Member” research, LinkedIn has partnered with Interpret to provide […]
YouTube Updates Video Earnings Display in Studio, Tests New Desktop UI
YouTube’s updating the way that it displays how much revenue your videos are earning in the app, with new listings in the YouTube Studio app that’ll show you your top-earning videos in each category, including separate tabs for Shorts, VODs, and Live uploads. As you can see in this example, the updated format will now […]
Indonesian Government Proposes New Scheme to Force Digital Platforms to Pay For News Content
Every time this comes up it seems like a misinterpretation of web usage data, but money, and pressure from influential publishers, still clearly has a strong hold on political policy. This week, Indonesian President Joko Widodo has announced that he has approved a new regulation that will require digital platforms, including Facebook and Google, to share […]
WhatsApp Adds New Text Formatting Options to Improve Communications
After testing them out with selected users over the past few months, WhatsApp has today officially announced its new text formatting options, which are now available on both Android and iOS. As you can see in this overview, all of your favorite text formatting options are coming to your WhatsApp chats, including numbered lists, block […]
Pinterest Launches New Campaign to Highlight the Opportunities of Pin Ads
Pinterest has launched a new global ad campaign to promote its evolving ad tools, which takes a comedic approach to highlighting the platform’s value for marketers. As you can see, the campaign takes a movie cliché-type approach to highlighting the benefits of Pin promotions. As explained by Pinterest: “Featuring action-packed minimovies, “The P is for […]