Social media updates you NEED to know: 🎧 Instagram now lets users add up to 20 songs in a single Reel. 👯‍♀️ YouTube is working on “Community Spaces” which is a feature that provides a dedicated space for fans to interact via text-based posts. 📸 Instagram is working on a new sticker for Stories called “Pics Please” where users can collect photos that users send using that sticker. 🎟️ TikTok has announced a new partnership with Eventbrite, allowing users to promote event in-stream (appears like TikTok Shop links do). 👏 Threads is testing a media re-share option that credits the original poster. 🖼️ YouTube says it wont be introducing customisable thumbnails for Shorts at this stage but the platform is testing the ability to edit thumb frames, as well as being able to add text and filters. 💞 Instagram is allegedly working on a Super Like feature for Stories that users can only use once per day. 🫣 Instagram recently launched the ability for users to upload carousels with different sized images, but it now seems like you can’t boost posts with a 9:16 aspect ratio image included. 💬 Meta is testing AI comment summaries for Facebook, which does exactly what it says on the tin and summaries the comments under a post. 🤭 LinkedIn has announced that users who don’t disclose brand partnerships on the platform properly will be get a public badge on their profile - titled “LinkedInfluencer Naughty List” for misleading their audience (this is the fake update for the folks who steal Annie-Mai’s content). ⭐️ WhatsApp has introduced a “Favourites” filter feature which allows users to fid chats and calls from people and groups easier. And that's all for now folks. See you next Wednesday for the latest Social Media Tea with Annie-Mai 👋

Social media updates you NEED to know: 👀 Instagram WON’T focus on long-form content any time soon according to Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri. 👏 TikTok now allows users to sort through an account’s videos by popularity on desktop. 💬 Spotify now lets users leave comments on podcasts. Podcast creators can approve the comments they want to appear, they can opt out of comments or they can have comments available for the whole show or specific episodes. 💸 LinkedIn is launching sponsored newsletters for company pages. 🤝 Instagram is testing a new Collaboration option for its Professional Dashboard, which allows users to add an “open to collaborating” status to their profile and DMs. 🤭 YouTube is testing an Add Yours feature for Shorts, which looks exactly like Instagram’s version. 💌 Social media platforms have joined together to make an announcement that anyone making memes that aren't funny, will be banned from the platform where the incident took place (this is the fake social media update for anyone who steals them from me, Annie-Mai) 📲 Facebook is testing a ‘Clear Mode’ - much like on TikTok - for Reels. 📈 63% of posts on Threads are text-only, according to a new survey from the app via Wakefield Research. 🆓 X, FKA Twitter, is looking to provide free trials for Premium subscriptions. And that's all for now folks, see you next Wednesday for more of The Social Tea.

Social media updates you *NEED* to know: 👀 ByteDance is launching ANOTHER Instagram-esque app, Whee, which is designed to share photos with friends and family 🔗 TikTok is testing web links in organic video posts 🥹 A new social network has launched, Butterflies, where “humans and AI coexist” 🤖 TikTok has announced Digital Avatars, allowing brands to use generative AI avatars of real people to “scale creative strategies on TikTok” 🎵 Instagram now allows users to add music to carousel posts that have videos in them, whereas previously, you could only add music to carousels with only images 📝 YouTube is testing community notes in a bid to offer more “context and information” on videos 🎧 Adobe and TikTok have announced an integration that brings TikTok’s commercial music library to Adobe Express ✋ LinkedIn is testing a new feature called This is Stolen, which adds a clear label to any content or branding that has been stolen (this is the fake update by Annie-Mai, it has returned and it’s for the folks who not only steal my content, but everyone else too) 📲 A new social app has launched called Seen, which allows friends to record a live reaction video to content you’ve sent them ✍️ Instagram have announced more updates to its Notes feature, users can now take pics and videos of their surroundings and there’s a confetti explosion when you wish your friend a happy birthday in Notes And that’s all for now folks, I’ll see you next Wednesday for more of The Social Tea 👋🖤

social media updates you *NEED* to know: 👀 TikTok is suing the US over the potential ban of the app 🎨 Instagram has added new Stickers for Stories, including Frames, Cutouts, Add Yours Music and Reveal 📲 Instagram’s new Reveal sticker lets users post a hidden/blurred Story and for your followers to see it, they have to send you a DM 🤝 Meta is testing cross-posting between Instagram and Threads (looks like there will be a Share to Threads toggle, much like the Share to Facebook toggle) 💭 According to a new study, 61% of TikTok users discovers new brands and products on the platform - 1.5x more than other platform users 🤫 Facebook has added a new feature for Groups which allows users to react and comment anonymously 💸 Meta is expanding its Verification for Business subscription to more countries, and has added new packages including Business Standard, Plus, Premium and Max 🔗 Businesses who subscribe to Meta Business Plus, Premium or Max will have the ability to add links in Reels 👋 Jack Dorsey, founder of Twitter, has exited Bluesky board 🤖 X (FKA Twitter) has launched its Grok AI chatbot in the UK 📈 Facebook has decided to have a TOTAL rebrand and it’s now called Faceback, inspired by the Hollywood blockbuster “The Other Guys” (this is for the folks who steal my content, ily) 🎧 TikTok and Universal Music Group have finally come to a licensing agreement 🪡 Threads is testing a new look for link previews which includes a larger font display and bigger link preview images and that’s all for now folks! see ya’ll next Wednesday for more Social Tea 👋🖤