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Instagram Tests New Ways To Surface "Your Algorithm" Controls
1+ hour, 15+ min ago (303+ words) Instagram is testing new ways for users to access and adjust "Your Algorithm," the feature that lets people specify which topics they want to see more or less of in their feeds. Instagram Head Adam Mosseri outlined the tests in…...
You Tube Shorts Dislike Data Stops Updating By Month's End As Platform Overhauls Viewer Feedback Layer
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (272+ words) You Tube will stop updating dislike counts for Shorts in You Tube Studio by the end of June as it shifts creators toward replacement performance signals and introduces a more granular viewer feedback system designed to sharpen the platform's recommendation…...
You Tube Removes Dislike Button From Shorts, Adds Speed Controls And Clear Screen Mode
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (249+ words) Net Influencer You Tube is rolling out a set of player updates to You Tube Shorts, including the removal of the dislike button, a new distraction-free viewing mode, and playback speed controls, the company announced in a blog post The…...
Meta Relaunches Facebook Creator Studio As AI-Powered App
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (263+ words) Meta is reintroducing Facebook Creator Studio as a standalone AI-powered application designed to help creators grow on the platform and manage audience engagement. The app will surface daily priorities when users open it, including recent post performance, progress toward goals,…...
Sprout Social Adds Snapchat Publishing Integration, Enabling Brands To Schedule Stories And Spotlights
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (195+ words) Sprout Social has launched a Snapchat publishing integration, making it available to all customers on the same day. The integration allows brands to plan, schedule, and automatically publish Snapchat Stories and Spotlights directly from Sprout's AI-powered Social Intelligence Platform. Sprout…...
X Enhances Ads Manager With Unified Conversion Tracking, Live Diagnostics
1+ week, 6+ day ago (332+ words) X has rolled out three new features to its Ads Manager platform designed to simplify campaign setup and conversion tracking for businesses of all sizes. The updates, available now to all advertisers in X Ads Manager, include a Google Tag…...
Reddit Launches Video Comments For All Users
2+ week, 4+ day ago (165+ words) Reddit has introduced video in comments, making the feature available to all users across its platform as of June 11. "We are continually evolving Reddit to deliver a more immersive and authentic human experience," Chief Product Officer Maria Angelidou-Smith said in…...
You Tube Brings Back Private Messaging 7 Years After First Launch
2+ week, 4+ day ago (291+ words) You Tube is expanding its in-app video sharing and messaging feature to users in the U. S. and other global regions, the Google-owned platform announced in a blog post. The rollout marks the return of private messaging to You Tube, seven years…...
Pew Die Pie Releases Free, Open-Source AI Workspace Targeting Creator Data Privacy
2+ week, 6+ day ago (476+ words) Felix Kjellberg, the You Tube creator known as "Pew Die Pie," released Odysseus on May 31, a free, open-source, self-hosted AI workspace that functions as a local-first alternative to subscription AI platforms, including Chat GPT and Claude. The project collected approximately…...
Meta Launches AI Creator Assistant On Facebook
3+ week, 4+ day ago (385+ words) Meta has announced the launch of "Creator Assistant" on Facebook, a conversational AI tool integrated into the creator dashboard that delivers personalized recommendations based on each creator's content style, performance history, community data, and stated goals. "Knowing what performed well…...