This week's headlines reveal significant shifts in the social media landscape. Meta is doubling down on youth safety, introducing parental consent for teens going live on Instagram and expanding Teen Accounts across platforms. Meanwhile, Bluesky faces the complex challenge of monetization through subscriptions, highlighting the delicate balance between revenue and content moderation. The influence of Artificial Intelligence continues to grow, with Google and YouTube testing AI Overviews in search results, even as platforms like Pinterest grapple with "AI slop" and seek to prioritize authentic content. These developments underscore the ongoing evolution of social media, navigating user safety, economic sustainability, and the increasing integration of AI.
Teens on Instagram won't be able to broadcast Live to their friends without getting parental permission first, as Meta amps up youth safety features for its Teen Accounts across all its platforms. In addition to stronger restrictions on going Live for youth under the age of 16, the platform now requires teens get parental consent to turn off content...
Laurens Hof, fediversereport.com, Apr 11, 2025 This issue of the ATmosphere Report looks into the question of how Bluesky is going to make money (and it will have to make a lot of money to satisfy it's VC funders). It's not going well. Charging a subscription means they'll have to moderate content a lot...
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Instagram seems to always be testing a new feature or two, and this week, Storylines is on the docket.App researcher Alessandro Paluzzi posted a screenshot on Threads earlier this month that Instagram was working on Storylines, but posted confirmation of the test on Sunday, along with a screenshot that shows how the feature works."Link stories to make...
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Students won't be using Pinterest during class — or, at least, they will be heavily discouraged from doing so.The social media app is experimenting with a prompt that will encourage American and Canadian users between the ages of 13 (the minimum age for account holders) and 17 to close the app and pause notifications during typical school hours (Monday...
With billions of users worldwide, YouTube is the ultimate platform for vloggers, content creators, musicians, and anyone who loves to share their life through video. The most-followed channels on the platform have amassed huge subscriber counts, well into the millions, showing just how many of us enjoy sitting back and relaxing with a good YouTube video....
With billions of users worldwide, Instagram is arguably the most popular photo sharing platform. With thee ability to share posts, reels and 24-hour stories, Instagram allows everyone and anyone to share snippets of their lives. The top accounts on the platform, primarily belonging to celebrities, show just how much we love to see the daily goings-on...
Threads, Meta's alternative to X, formerly Twitter, had almost everything it needed to succeed. It's backed by one of the biggest of the Big Tech companies. It's directly integrated with Instagram, the mega popular photo sharing app. With all its powers combined, Threads was able to grow to 100 million users in just 5 days.However, there was one crucial...
Google's AI Overviews tool now confidently creates origin stories for made-up idioms. Try it for yourself.
Google's AI Overviews have had a rough run with search results, and now they're coming to YouTube.In a blog post this week (h/t MacRumors), Google announced it has been "experimenting with a new video results carousel" on its video streaming platform that will add algorithmically generated summaries and suggestions in search. SEE ALSO: ...
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Adobe and LinkedIn are knocking out two birds with one stone, combining their identity verification and content validation tools into one shared system under a new "Verified on LinkedIn" program. "Using Verified on LinkedIn, users will be able to use the verifications they've completed on LinkedIn to show who they are across the different online platforms...
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Are you looking for ways to boost the performance of your LinkedIn posts? Want to learn the best strategies to align your content with the 2025 LinkedIn algorithm? You’ll find some LinkedIn basics in this infographic. Here’s a summary of what’s covered: Written Content Visual Content Post Structure Timing & Engagement Check out the...
With pressure mounting from parents and lawmakers over social media age verification, a legal showdown between tech giants is beginning to take shape in Washington.The showdown centers on a seemingly simple question, but one with huge implications for the future of the web: Who is responsible for age verification?As Emily Birnbaum reports for Bloomberg,...
Pinterest has a plan to fix its AI mess.
A TikTok spokesperson tells HS that the company will invest 1 billion euros in a new data centre facility, as part of a broader initiative to improve cybersecurity across Europe.
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