Aiming to Boost Retention, Threads now Hooks into Instagram DMs
August 9, 2023 Read in 1 minuteDespite declines in user retention numbers following its buzzy, record-breaking launch, Instagram’s Twitter (er, X) competitor Threads continues to ship…
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Despite declines in user retention numbers following its buzzy, record-breaking launch, Instagram’s Twitter (er, X) competitor Threads continues to ship…
Instagram’s expanding access to its new DM control options, which are designed to help users avoid unwanted contact, particularly in…
Have you noticed that ads in your X timeline are getting harder to differentiate from normal posts? That’s seemingly by…
It’s been in testing for some time, but now, X Spaces users can log in as a speaker on desktop,…
The video sharing platform has announced that TikTok users in the European Union will “soon” be able to switch off its…
I’m not sure that X’s communities are ever going to be a key engagement space, or even a valuable consideration…
Elon Musk-owned X, the company formerly known as Twitter, is streamlining its crowdsourced fact-checking feature Community Notes. The feature historically…
Social media company X, formerly Twitter, now lets paid users hide their verification checkmarks. The Elon Musk-owned company introduced paid…
Snapchat is introducing a new Lens Creator Rewards program to give AR creators and developers the chance to earn money…
With Shorts consumption rising on YouTube, it’s making a bigger move to take on TikTok head-to-head, with the addition of…
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