Instagram began rolling out private Stories likes Monday, calling them a “lightweight way” for users to interact with their friends’ Stories. Recommended articles https://www.adweek.com/media/instagram-begins-rolling-out-private-st..
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Billboard will livestream the 2022 Women in Music Awards exclusively on Twitter, on its @billboard account. Recommended articles https://www.adweek.com/media/billboard-2022-women-in-music-awards-to-be-livestreamed-exclusively-o..
Twitter and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences teamed up on several initiatives for the 94th Academy Awards, which will be presented at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles March 27. Recommended articles https://www.adweek.com/social-marketing/twitter-academy-of-motion-picture-arts-and-sciences-team-up-for-94th-acade..
Snap Inc. began testing a new monetization option for Snap Stars, enabling them to place mid-roll ads in their public Stories. Recommended articles https://www.adweek.com/social-marketing/snap-begins-testing-mid-roll-ads-in-snap-stars-publi..
Instagram now offers a Security Checkup feature that gives users recommended steps to take in order to ensure that their account is as secure as it can be. For instance, the Security Checkup feature will allow users to check the two-factor authentication status for their account. Recommended articles https://www.adweek.com/media/instagram-how-to-use-securit..
On Wednesday, a new bipartisan bill was introduced in Congress that would let the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulate how social media companies, like Meta, address the amplification of harmful content and social media addiction. And it takes a different approach to existing efforts that aim to stop the spread of harmful content. Recommended articles https://www.adweek.com/programmatic/the-social-media-nudge-act-takes-a-different-tack-with-content-m..
Today, the French data watchdog ruled data transfer by Google Analytics, the web analytics service by Google that tracks and reports website traffic, as illegal and unsafe. The regulators may ban Google Analytics altogether, due to concerns over U.S. surveillance on EU citizens. Recommended articles https://www.adweek.com/programmatic/google-analytics-in-hot-water-by-french-privacy-watchdog-over-us-data-spyin..
Change at the top did not hurt the top line at Twitter, as the company reported total revenue of $1.57 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021, up 22% from the same period in 2020, and $5.08 billion for the full year, up 37% from the 2020 total. Recommended articles https://www.adweek.com/media/twitter-q4-up..
Tumblr took a tip from Twitter, rolling out creator monetization option Tumblr Tips this week. Recommended articles https://www.adweek.com/media/tumblr-tips-monetization-feature-for-creators-begins-ro..
The fresh allegations that Google rigged ad auctions in their favor is hardly surprising for publishers. Recommended articles https://www.adweek.com/programmatic/long-before-lawsuits-publishers-have-puzzled-at-googles-ad-auction-irreg..
