Major platforms rolled out product changes and policy shifts: YouTube refused to join Meta’s youth-harm settlement and introduced new Shorts and personalization tools; LinkedIn expanded identity verification; Threads and Snapchat added business and creative features; X rebuilt livestreaming controls.
YouTube declined to join Meta’s $18 billion settlement and is pursuing its own youth-safety approach while launching new Shorts and personalization features.
LinkedIn is testing confirmations of coworkers’ work and education history to support verified experience badges.
Threads now allows businesses to advertise without an Instagram match and adds Threads-specific access controls for company accounts.
Upgrade your browser today or install Google Chrome Frame to better experience this site. 29, 2026 SHARE YouTube has declined to join Meta's $18 billion settlement over alleged harms to young social media users. Meta agreed in August to pay more than $18 billion to settle claims brought by 29 state attorneys general that its platforms contributed to harms among young users, the outlet said.
Social Media Today reports businesses no longer need a matching Instagram account or username to advertise on Threads. Contact [email protected] or 1-800-878-5331 Trouble logging in? Mohan said YouTube has invested heavily in its own youth safety tools, including parental controls and time-management features, and plans to continue taking its own approach.
Social media updates and new features to know this week. YouTube YouTube is trying out more episodic short-form content. The feature is rolling out across mobile, web and TV.
Including TikTok, YouTube, WhatsApp and more. Welcome to a new week of updates. TikTok is showing steady growth across Europe, despite its heavy adoption of automated moderation. Its latest required disclosure under the European Union’s Digital Services Act shows the platform now has 189 million monthly active users in
Including Instagram, Snapchat, Meta and more. Instagram head Adam Mosseri says getting rid of algorithmic feeds would actually make the app worse for users. The Guardian reports his argument is that in a chronological feed, accounts that post the most would get the most visibility. Because brands tend to post more ofte
Including X, Facebook, TikTok and more. A startup called Operation Bluebird has launched a new social network called Twitter.now, arguing that Elon Musk’s X gave up the rights to the Twitter name, the word “tweet” and the familiar bird logo when it rebranded, according to ARS Technica. X sued the company last year to s
Including Pinterest, LinkedIn, Meta and more. Brands on Facebook may now have to pay to post more links. Some Facebook page managers are being told they can only publish two organic posts containing links each month, unless they subscribe to one of Meta’s paid business packages, Social Media Today reports. Meta first b
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