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Twitter Reiterates Rules Against Wishing Harm on Others as Anti-Trump Tweets Flood the Platform

With US President Donald Trump contracting COVID-19, Twitter has been forced to reiterate its rules against wishing harm or violence against others.

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Google Removes Default Selfie Filters on Pixel Phones to Reduce Unhealthy Comparison

Google has announced a new approach to image editing features in order to reduce unfair and unhealthy comparison to highly filtered selfie images.

source https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/google-removes-default-selfie-filters-on-pixel-phones-to-reduce-unhealthy-c/586353/

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Facebook Takes Legal Action Against Data Scrapers in Latest Enforcement Effort

Facebook is taking two companies to court over data scraping, which saw them extract data on Facebook users for digital intelligence tools.

source https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/facebook-takes-legal-action-against-data-scrapers-in-latest-enforcement-eff/586288/

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Pinterest Provides Cultural Context on Halloween Costumes, Shares Data on Halloween Search Trends

Pinterest will look to reduce cultural appropriation this Halloween with new informational prompts in related searches.

source https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/pinterest-provides-cultural-context-on-halloween-costumes-shares-data-on-h/586287/

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Facebook Further Clarifies Rules Around False Claims in Ads in Relation to Election Fraud

Facebook has announced some new revisions to its rules around false claims related to election results and voting. 

source https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/facebook-further-clarifies-rules-around-false-claims-in-ads-in-relation-to/586282/

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Pinterest Announces Pinterest Creators Festival to Provide Insights into Building Your Pin Presence

Pinterest has announced a new event which will provide expert insights into how to build a Pinterest presence, and maximize engagement on the platform.

source https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/pinterest-announces-pinterest-creators-festival-to-provide-insights-into-bu/586200/

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Google Expands Free Google Shopping Listings, Adds New Tools to Assist SMBs

Google is making its Google Shopping product listings available for free in Europe, while it's also expanding its tools for SMBs to assist in their recovery from COVID-19.

source https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/google-expands-free-google-shopping-listings-adds-new-tools-to-assist-smbs/586186/

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Twitter Expands Access to Voice Tweets, Re-Affirms Plans for Auto-Captions of Voice Messages

Twitter has expanded the availability of audio tweets, while it continues to work on improving accessibility of the option.

source https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/twitter-expands-access-to-voice-tweets-re-affirms-plans-for-auto-captions/586182/

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Facebook Announces Integration of Messenger and Instagram Direct, Adds New Messaging Features

Facebook has taken the next step in its messaging integration process by announcing new cross-messaging capacity between Instagram and Messenger.

source https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/facebook-announces-integration-of-messenger-and-instagram-direct-adds-new/586180/

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Facebook’s Removing its 28-Day Attribution Model for Conversions from Ads

Facebook is removing its 28-day attribution window option for Facebook ads, which will limit advertiser capacity to track campaign performance.

source https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/facebooks-removing-its-28-day-attribution-model-for-conversions-from-ads/586102/

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Facebook Announces New Publisher Partnerships to Bring More Content to Messenger’s ‘Watch Together’ Feature

Facebook has announced a new set of partnerships to bring more video content to its new Watch Together option on Messenger.

source https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/facebook-announces-new-publisher-partnerships-to-bring-more-content-to-mess/586106/

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LinkedIn Adds New Warnings on Potentially Inappropriate Messages, Updates Guidelines on Behavior

LinkedIn has added some new prompts to alert users to potentially inappropriate behavior, while it's also updated its Professional Community Policies to address member concerns. 

source https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/linkedin-adds-new-warnings-on-potentially-inappropriate-messages-updates-g/586100/

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TikTok Launches ‘Elections Guide’ in the US to Provide Users with Accurate, Timely Voting Information

TikTok has launched a new Elections Guide to provide its users with accurate, timely voting information ahead of the US election.

source https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/tiktok-launches-elections-guide-in-the-us-to-provide-users-with-accurate/586097/

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With More People Turning to YouTube for News Content, That Could Fuel the Rise of Fringe Beliefs

New research shows that YouTube has become a key source of news for many Americans, which could also be fueling fring theories and beliefs.

source https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/with-more-people-turning-to-youtube-for-news-content-that-could-fuel-the-r/586017/

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Facebook Detects Three New Russian-Based Networks Attempting to Interfere with Foreign Politics

Facebook has detailed three new, Russian-based networks that have been attempting to use Facebook to interfere in foreign political debates.

source https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/facebook-detects-three-new-russian-based-networks-attempting-to-interfere-w/585866/

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Twitter Shares Insights into the Effectiveness of its New Prompts to Get Users to Read Content Before Retweeting

Twitter has shared some insights into the effectiveness of its new prompts to get users to read posts before they retweet, which it first launched back in June.

source https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/twitter-shares-insights-into-the-effectiveness-of-its-new-prompts-to-get-us/585860/

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Pinterest Launches New Holiday Hub and Marketing Guide to Assist with Holiday Campaigns

Pinterest has created a new hub for holiday sales related content, and a new guide to help businesses make the most of their holiday Pin campaigns.

source https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/pinterest-launches-new-holiday-hub-and-marketing-guide-to-assist-with-holid/585707/

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High Profile Celebrities are ‘Freezing’ Their Facebook and Instagram Accounts in Protest Over Hate Speech

Facebook is facing a major celebrity boycott, with several big-name stars suspending their Facebook and Instagram accounts in protest over the platform's facilitation of hate speech.

source https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/high-profile-celebrities-are-freezing-their-facebook-and-instagram-accoun/585291/

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Twitter Expands Policies Around Election Misinformation to Cover More False Claims Around the Voting Process

Twitter is expanding its election misinformation policies to cover more types of potentially misleading claims and updates.

source https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/twitter-expands-policies-around-election-misinformation-to-cover-more-false/585029/

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Instagram Provides an Update on Its Efforts to Address Systemic Bias Within its Systems

Instagram has shared an update on its efforts to address systemic bias and representation within its internal systems and processes.

source https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/instagram-provides-an-update-on-its-efforts-to-address-systemic-bias-within/584946/

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Instagram Tests Variations of New Reels and Shop Tabs on the Bottom Navigation bar

After recently launching a dedicated Reels tab on the home screen in India, Instagram is now looking to add the same in all regions where Reels is available.

source https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/instagram-tests-variations-of-new-reels-and-shop-tabs-on-the-bottom-navigat/584941/

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Instagram Adds ‘Suggested Reels’ Display in Main Feed, Launches Monthly Reels Trend Insights

Instagram is working on a range of ways to boost its new 'Reels' option in order to capitalize on concerns around TikTok.

source https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/instagram-adds-suggested-reels-display-in-main-feed-launches-monthly-ree/584879/

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Twitter Shares New Insights into ‘Back to School’ Discussion Trends [Infographic]

Twitter has shared some new insights into the rising back to school discussion, including key notes on trends that brands can tap into.

source https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/twitter-shares-new-insights-into-back-to-school-discussion-trends-infogr/584791/

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Need for Speed: 50+ Stats That All Website Owners Need to Know [Infographic]

Speed matters in terms of website load times – here's a look at some of the key reasons why you need to factor speed into your web development approach.

source https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/need-for-speed-50-stats-that-all-website-owners-need-to-know-infographic/584863/

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Pinterest Outlines Recent Improvements to Feed Ranking, and Focus on Video Content

Pinterest has published a new overview of improvements to its feed ranking system, which also includes notes on its increased focus on video.

source https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/pinterest-outlines-recent-improvements-to-feed-ranking-and-focus-on-video/584857/

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Facebook Adds New Personalization Tools for Watch, Flags New Organic Video Performance Insights

Facebook has announced some new personalization tools for Watch as viewership for the platform increases.

source https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/facebook-adds-new-personalization-tools-for-watch-flags-new-organic-video/584769/

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Facebook Outlines New Measures to Protect the Integrity of the US Presidential Election

With the US election looming, Facebook has announced a range of additional measures to protect voters from manipulation.

source https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/facebook-outlines-new-measures-to-protect-the-integrity-of-the-us-president/584768/

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Instagram Will Enable New Advertisers to Create Ads Without Linking to a Facebook Page

“You can now create Instagram ads without having a presence on Facebook. If you are promoting a post from your Instagram business account for the first time, you won’t have to connect to a Facebook ad account or Facebook Page.”

Here is how:

1 Go to your profile

2 Tap the post you’d like to promote

3 Below the post’s image, tap ‘Promote’

4 Fill in the details of your promotion by setting things like ‘Destination’ (where to send people), ‘Audience’ (who you want to reach), ‘Budget’ (how much you want to spend daily) and ‘Duration’ (how long you want your promotion to run). Tap ‘Next’ once you’ve completed these details

5 To complete your promotion, tap ‘Create Promotion’ under ‘Review’Instagram notes that the option will only be available to new Instagram advertisers in the US and Turkey at this stage.

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