TikTok Accused of Giving Children Placebo Safety Features in New Lawsuit

TikTok ran undisclosed experiments that gave thousands of users, including children and teens, non-functional versions of...

Pinterest Lets Brands Promote Creator Content From Existing Partners

Pinterest is testing a feature that lets brands promote Pins made by creators they already work...

Investigation Finds OnlyFans ‘Agents’ Threatening and Exploiting Creators, Taking Up to 70% of Earnings

A BBC investigation has found that OnlyFans “managers,” known online as “OFMs,” have threatened, controlled, and...

Substack Unveils Three New Sponsorship Formats for Publishers at Advertising Week

Substack announced updates to its “Sponsorships” program at Advertising Week New York on October 8, introducing...

X Expands Sports Hub to MLB as Part of Broader Advertiser Push

X has expanded “Gametime on X,” its real-time sports destination, beyond football to include Major League...

X Launches AI Campaign Builder for Small Business Advertisers

At Advertising Week New York, X unveiled “X Lift,” a set of AI tools inside X...

Instagram Adds Carousel Editor to Its Edits App

Instagram has rolled out a carousel editor inside its standalone video app Edits, letting creators combine...

Facebook Tests Reels-First Homescreen in India and Indonesia, Widening Meta’s Short-Video Push

Meta has begun testing a new Facebook interface in India that opens directly into a full-screen...

LTK Brings Apple Intelligence Into Creator Workflow With Auto-Draft Posting Tool

LTK has launched “Auto-Draft,” a new feature in its Creator app that uses Apple Intelligence to...

TikTok’s New AI Shopping Assistant Lets Users Buy Without Leaving the App

TikTok has unveiled a conversational AI shopping assistant and a one-click checkout tool, part of a...

TikTok Expands Off-Platform Ad Network to U.S. Advertisers, Adds AI Campaign Tools Through Claude, Perplexity

TikTok is bringing its ad network beyond its own app to U.S. advertisers and opening up...

beehiiv Raises Prices, Faces Pushback From Creators

beehiiv is increasing prices on its paid subscription tiers for the first time in roughly two...

Apple Podcasts Replaces Country-Specific Curation With Algorithmic Feed

Apple Podcasts has stopped showing users a country-curated editorial view in its “Home” and “New” sections,...

TikTok Unveils AI Shopping Agents, Ad Network Expansion at Advertising Week

At Advertising Week New York 2026, TikTok introduced a set of AI-powered advertising tools spanning in-app...

Spotify’s Open Secret: Fandom Is Built Through Brand Relevance, Not Audience Targeting

Spotify’s advertising business grew 60% in active advertisers year over year in Q2 2026, but the...

TikTok Generated $81B for U.S. Businesses in 2025, Report Finds 

TikTok has released a new economic impact report this month estimating that activity on the platform...

Meta Turns Creator Livestreams Into Paid Ads With New Instagram Live Video Ads

Meta now lets brands amplify a creator’s live Instagram broadcast as a paid advertisement, extending a...

TikTok Introduces ‘Premier Tier’ to Its Agency Partner Badging Program

TikTok is splitting its Agency Partner badge into two tiers, adding a new “Premier Agency Partner”...

Meta’s Edits Rolls Out AI Assistant to All U.S. Edits Users

Meta has begun rolling out the “Edits assistant,” an AI tool built into its Instagram-linked video...

Pocket.watch Expands to Tubi With YouTube Duo’s Halloween Series ‘The Besties in Haunted High’

YouTube creators Mackenzie Turner and Lael Hansen will launch their latest series, “The Besties in Haunted...

Threads Rolls Out New ‘Live Chats’ Tools as Feature Heads to Web 

Threads is rolling out two updates to its “Live Chats” feature, adding tools that let spectators...

Steven Bartlett’s Flightcast Launches Collaborative Editing Tools for Podcast Production Teams

Flightcast, the video-first podcast hosting and distribution platform co-founded by “The Diary of a CEO” host...

Temu Shuts Down Fake Influencer Network on Meta After Fortune Investigation

Temu has largely stopped funding a network of fake influencer accounts on Meta’s platforms in the...

LinkedIn Trials a ‘Network’ Tab in Bid to Revive Engagement Between Connections

LinkedIn is testing a new “Network” tab that would show users a feed made up entirely...

YouTube, Coachella Extend Exclusive Livestream Partnership Through 2030

YouTube and Goldenvoice have renewed their exclusive global livestream and content partnership for the Coachella Valley...