What Happened Last Week on Social Media?

#Top 5 Updates of the Week: * TikTok’s Secret Go-Viral button is revealed and is being used by employees. * Meta adds changes to Account center to make it easier to access. * Twitter, Microsoft & Meta urge supreme court to not allow lawsuits against tech algorithms. * Google Search With ChatBot to introduced soon this year. * ChatGPT Pro plan is here at $42 per month to use when demand is high. #Google: * Google removes embedded Podcasts from Search Results. * A possible Google Search Update may have occurred on Wednesday. * Google improves error classification in video indexing report. * New Performance Max Experiments have just rolled out. * Google layed off 12,000 employees. #Tiktok: * Tiktok is quietly testing a podcast feature to make Users don’t leave the platform. * Tiktok expands state- affiliated music labels to 40 regions and will continue to expand. * Tiktok agrees to tell more about it’s algorithm to Government in US. #Instagram: * Instagram CEO admits they showed too many videos last year to users. * Instagram announced 3 New features: * Quiet mode for notifications * Hidden words for recommendations * Not Interested (Tiktok-like button) * Video: #Meta : * Facebook announced a new Ad measurement terminology. * Meta saved itself from $4 billion lawsuit for unlawful Ads. * Meta expands community chats to more users on messenger and Facebook groups. * WhatsApp’s feature to message yourself is officially launched now. #Twitter: * Twitter is down to fewer than 550 Full-time engineers. * Community notes are also shown on Quoted tweets from now on twitter. * Twitter is running an annual payment Twitter Blue offer. * Twitter scales back recommended tweets after impact on engagement rates. * Twitter introduced Pinned Lists. #YouTube: * Youtube will provide more context on policy violations and will announce two new updates regarding that. * YouTube is back as Vidcon’s Main Sponsor after Tiktok Sponsoring last year. #LinkedIn: * LinkedIn removes “curious emoji” reaction on Posts. #Pinterest: * Pinterest CMO Andréa Mallard is now also in charge of Communication department. * Pinterest’s chief shopping officer moves to advisory role. #Marketing: * Discord acquired Gas App, A growing social media platform among teenagers. * T-Mobile says data of 37 million customers stolen. * Hootsuite CEO replaced after the 3rd batch of layoffs at the firm. * Google is going against email warm up tools by banning the API Access. * Microsoft layed off 10,000 employees amid upcoming recession. * Mailchimp revealed in a blogpost about a possible data breach that happened last week. * Wikipedia gets a new redesign and it’s not that different from old one. Thanks for reading. I’m launching my weekly newsletter in few weeks. I would love to have your support if you liked this content: https://jaskaransaini.com/thesoc...