Facebook/InstagramAs reported by BuzzFeed, FB is now working on "a version of Instagram that allows people under the age of 13 to safely use Instagram for the first time". While FB currently offers a Messenger Kids feature, which has 7 million monthly active users, in 70 countries, it'll be

Facebook Facebook announced that it will begin testing advanced advertiser topic exclusion controls which will enable advertisers to stop their ads from appearing next to certain topics in the News Feed. For example: topics like 'Crime and Tragedy' will be an option for brands that may want to avoid content

Facebooks Oversight Board & VP of Civil Rights Make Progress and Clubhouse Drives Big Numbers Facebook/Instagram After the attempted takeover of the Capitol Building in Washington DC earlier this month and as a result of communications that came from the former President during that period, his accounts were removed

Ephemeral Content is Everywhere and Instagram Incentivizes Creators FurtherFacebookWith the official vote counting and certification process still underway for the Presidential Election, Facebook announced it will maintain its current pause on ads about politics and social issues in the US, likely for at least another month. With much discussion still

Facebook/Instagram Back in January 2019, Facebook announced its plans for a new Content Oversight Board, a collection of independent, external experts who would come together to review appeals of content decisions made by Facebook's moderators. After a year and a half of development, Facebook announced that its independent Content

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TikTok’s Future Appears Secure in the U.S. and FB Buckles Down on Politicians TikTok TikTok headlines have been consistent in our inboxes over the last few weeks and Friday's major announcement from the US Department of Commerce stated that TikTok and WeChat would be banned from iOS and

TikTok is making moves and Facebook is bracing itself for the elections. TikTok TikTok has continued to make headlines after President Trump issued an executive order on August 6th, forcing them to sell within 90 days. TikTok is standing their ground and suing the Trump administration, challenging their efforts to

Facebook's Boycott Response, Pandemic Changes for Advertisers, TikTok Brand Safety Concerns & a Twitter Hack. There have been quite a few notable events over the last few weeks. Just published by Social Media Today is a “Guide to social media marketing in 2020 – Challenges, opportunities and lessons from the pandemic

Facebook has recently come under scrutiny regarding their hands-off approach to inflammatory posts in particular by political parties, civil rights groups and Facebook employees. Mark Zuckerberg has strongly taken a stance that users should be able to see what politicians say despite its offensive nature. Additionally, Zuckerberg has criticized Twitter’