It’s safe to say that in the battle over live audio, Twitter is most certainly carrying the flag. With its Clubhouse rival Spaces, the micro-blog announced its new creator programme Spark. The three-month initiative – similar to Clubhouse’s Creator Accelerator program – is designed to “discover and reward great Spaces on Twitter with financial, technical, and marketing support.” This means it
ASA upholds its complaint ruling Jennifer Metcalfe violated regulations with recent hair brand collaboration: The Influencer Update
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TikTok, Snapchat, Twitch and OnlyFans risk facing fines under Ofcom’s new regulations to protect users from harmful content: The Newsfeed
Ofcom has laid out new measures for video-sharing platforms TikTok, Snapchat, Twitch and OnlyFans in its efforts to protect users from harmful content. These platforms must now ask the age of users and take down harmful or illegal content, including hate speech, or face being heavily fined. It’s worth noting that this only applies to
Molly-Mae Hague reveals she will be having endometriosis surgery after having two lumps removed: The Influencer Update
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Facebook halts development of controversial Instagram for Kids following unfavourable internal research: The Newsfeed
To no surprise, Facebook has paused the development of its controversial app Instagram for Kids. This comes shortly after The Wall Street Journal published a series of reports revealing how Instagram’s own internal research suggested the app impacted the mental health of teenage girls. In a series of tweets, head of Instagram Adam Mosseri continued to defend the concept and clarified the app
Netflix launches comedy special hosted by Saweetie featuring Oloni, London Hughes and Katherine Ryan: The Influencer Update
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Snapchat makes changes to its Spotlight fund in order to avoid copycat content: The Newsfeed
After months of increasing tension between Twitch and the music industry – which resulted in copyright strikes and mass deletion of videos – the streaming giant has finally come to a resolution with the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA). Instead of reaching a licensing deal, both parties have finalised a financial settlement for past usage of licensed music
UK influencers Amy Hart, Nicole Ocran and Anna Whitehouse give evidence in Parliament about online abuse: Influencer update
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Instagram unveils new feature that could dramatically boost influencer engagement: The Newsfeed
Facebook is facing backlash over revelations it knew Instagram was negatively impacting teenage girls’ mental health. According to the Wall Street Journal, the company’s studies showed teenagers blamed Instagram for increased levels of anxiety and depression. Although MP Damian Collins is calling for Facebook – who own the app – to be punished for holding back such evidence, Instagram’s
Channel 4 dedicates 24 hours of programming to showcase Black talent with new initiative: Influencer update
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TikTok overtakes YouTube for average watch time in both the UK and US: The Newsfeed
It’s happened, TikTok is now watched on average longer than YouTube by users in both the UK and US. However, the latter still holds the top spot for overall time spent on the platform as it has more users overall – YouTube has two billion monthly users, while TikTok has around 700 million. Looks like
Patricia Bright launches star-studded YouTube Originals series, If I Could Tell You One Thing: The Influencer Update
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