Linktree Updates AI Chat Tool to Analyze Creators’ Own Performance Data Across Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube

Linktree has enhanced its AI-powered Insights Chat feature to draw on creators’ connected social account data,...

Meta Expands Facebook Creator Affiliate Program as Part of Deeper Push Into Social Commerce

Meta is expanding its Facebook affiliate partnership program with an initial launch featuring Amazon in the...

Meta Ordered to Pay $375 Million in New Mexico Child Safety Case

A New Mexico jury has ordered Meta Platforms Inc. to pay $375 million after finding the...

Snapchat Introduces AI Clips Format in Lens Studio

Snapchat has launched AI Clips in Lens Studio, a new Lens format that converts a single...

TikTok Unveils New Ad Suite at IAB NewFronts, Including Logo Takeover, Prime Time Formats

TikTok introduced four new brand advertising solutions at the IAB NewFronts on March 24, expanding its...

Roblox to Take Cut of Creator Brand Deal Revenue Starting 2027

Roblox has announced that it will begin collecting a percentage of revenue from brand integrations negotiated...

YouTube Overhauls BrandConnect With Gemini AI, Consolidating Creator Marketing Into Single Hub

YouTube has announced the rebranding of BrandConnect, its creator-brand sponsorship tool, as Creator Partnerships, a revamped...

Pinterest Launches ‘Promote a Pin’ Feature to Lower Ad Barriers for Creators, Small Businesses

Pinterest is rolling out a new feature designed to make advertising more accessible to creators and...

‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’ YouTube Channel Launches

Nonprofit children’s media company Fred Rogers Productions and social media agency Little Dot Studios have partnered...

Meta Pulls ‘Horizon Worlds’ From Quest Headsets, Shifts Platform to Mobile Only

Meta is removing “Horizon Worlds” from its Quest VR headsets by June 2026, redirecting the social...

LinkedIn Deploys LLM-Based Feed Ranking System to Surface Content Beyond Members’ Networks

LinkedIn has rolled out a new Feed ranking system powered by large language models (LLMs) and...

LinkedIn Expands Creator, Video Ad Tools as B2B Marketers Demand Greater Scale

LinkedIn is introducing a set of new advertising and creator-partnership products, targeting B2B marketers seeking broader...

Tubi, TikTok Launch Creator Development Program to Fast-Track Talent Into Long-Form Programming

Tubi, a Fox-owned streaming service, and TikTok have announced a Creatorverse Incubator, designed to help TikTok...

Streaming Platform Playback Lands at Disney and ESPN After December Shutdown

Sports livestreaming platform Playback announced on X on March 17 that its team had joined Disney...

Snap to Shut Down Standalone Bitmoji App, Consolidate Features Into Snapchat

Snap will shut down its standalone Bitmoji app on June 30, 2026, moving all avatar-creation and...

Facebook Launches Creator Fast Track Program as Platform Reports $3B in Creator Payouts for 2025

Facebook has announced the Creator Fast Track program, offering established creators from other platforms guaranteed monthly...

YouTube Partners With FIFA to Expand World Cup 2026 Content Access for Creators, Media Partners

YouTube has officially joined TikTok as a FIFA-designated “Preferred Platform” for the FIFA World Cup 2026,...

YouTube Says It Paid Music Industry $8B in a Year as Platform Bets on Visual Storytelling and AI Tools

In a letter to music partners, Lyor Cohen, YouTube’s Global Head of Music, outlined a 2026...

Meta to Remove End-to-End Encryption From Instagram DMs

Meta will discontinue end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for Instagram direct messages starting May 8, 2026, citing low...

Facebook Updates Originality Guidelines, Adds Impersonation Detection Tools for Creators

Meta has updated Facebook’s original content guidelines and is rolling out new impersonation-detection capabilities within its...

Australia’s Social Media Ban Cuts Teen Usage But Fails to Eliminate It, Data Shows

Australia’s ban on social media access for users under 16 has reduced teenage engagement on major...

Trump Administration to Collect $10B Fee From TikTok U.S. Deal, per Report

The Trump administration is set to receive approximately $10 billion in fees from the investors who...

TikTok, iHeartMedia Launch TikTok Radio, Debut Creator-Led Podcast Network

TikTok and iHeartMedia have launched TikTok Radio and announced the first wave of creators for the...

YouTube Launches Podcast Vertical Lineups for Advertisers

YouTube has introduced a U.S. Top Podcasts Lineup, giving U.S. advertisers the ability to purchase ad...

Snapchat Unveils Nominees for Inaugural Snappy Awards, Honoring Top Creators Across 20 Categories

Snapchat has released the full list of nominees for the first-ever Snappy Awards Show, set to...