Instagram Challenger Pixelfed Sees Record Traffic After Meta’s Content Moderation Retreat

Pixelfed, a decentralized photo-sharing platform, has experienced a significant surge in traffic following Meta’s recent changes...

Substack New Live Video Feature To Boost Creators’ Connection With Audiences

Substack has expanded its live video feature, making it available to all publishers. Previously, this feature...

TikTok Assures U.S. Employees Jobs Are Secure Despite Possible Ban

TikTok assures its U.S. employees they will retain their jobs and benefits even if the Supreme...

‘Pure Fiction’: TikTok Denies Viral Elon Musk Buyout Rumors

TikTok has dismissed rumors of Elon Musk acquiring the platform as baseless, labeling the claims “pure...

U.S. Apple App Store Sees Rise Of Alternative Chinese Social Platform, Amid Looming TikTok Ban

RedNote, a Chinese app known locally as Xiaohongshu, has risen to the top of the U.S....

Meta To End Majority Of Diversity And Inclusion Programs Amid Corporate, Legal Shifts

Meta announced through a memo that it is terminating a majority of its diversity, equity, and...

Top Creator And Content Trends Worth Knowing: YouTube Report

YouTube’s 2024 Global Culture & Trends Report reveals that creators are successfully adapting traditional television formats...

New Research Reveals How TikTok’s Algorithm May Shape American Views Of China

A new study from Rutgers University researchers suggests that TikTok‘s content distribution patterns differ significantly from...

Top 5 Product Categories Driving Social Commerce In 2025 – Report

Fashion and beauty products are forecast to lead social commerce purchases in 2025, according to new...

Whatnot Raises $265M To Challenge TikTok Shop In Livestream Shopping

Whatnot Inc., a livestream shopping platform aiming to rival TikTok Shop, has secured $265 million in...

Instagram Pulls Plug On Creator Ad Program Months After Global Expansion

Instagram confirms shutting down a program that allowed creators to earn revenue from advertisements placed between...

UFC CEO Dana White Joins Meta’s Board As Tech Giant Maneuvers To Leverage ‘Future Prospects’

Meta announced the addition of three new directors to its board, including UFC President & CEO...

Meta Ditches Fact-Checking, To Counter Misinformation With X-Like Community Notes 

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced major changes to content moderation policies across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads,...

Ipsos And TikTok Survey Reveals Platform Of Choice For US Shoppers 

New research from TikTok and Ipsos reveals that TikTok is emerging as a major platform for...

Meta ‘Mistakenly’ Restricts LGBTQ Content From Teen Users – Report

Meta restricted access to LGBTQ-related hashtags and search terms on InXstagram for several months under its...

Consolidation, Global Expansion, And More: The Creator Economy’s M&A Landscape In 2024

With a global market value of $156.4 billion, the creator economy and its impact cannot be...

Utah Lawsuit Alleges TikTok Knew About Children Being ‘Groomed’ On Livestreams

Now unsealed internal TikTok documents reveal the company was aware of the systematic exploitation of minors...

U.S. Justice Department Asks Supreme Court To Reject Trump’s Bid To Delay TikTok Ban

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) urged the Supreme Court on January 3 to deny President-elect...

Fostering College Communities: How Connyct Creates Purpose-Built Social Networks

As major social platforms face increasing scrutiny over privacy and algorithmic content distribution, Matthew Berman’s new...

Venezuela Hits TikTok With $10M Fine Over Deadly Viral Challenges

Venezuela’s Supreme Court has ordered TikTok to pay a $10 million fine for failing to prevent...

Donald Trump Asks U.S. Supreme Court To Delay TikTok Ban

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to delay a January 19 deadline that...

200k+ YouTube Creators Targeted In Massive Brand Deal Scam

CloudSEK researchers have uncovered a large-scale phishing operation targeting YouTube creators through fake collaboration and promotional...