Meta Could Ban Certain Ads in Europe

With the next wave of EU data privacy laws coming in, Meta’s developing a new set of options for EU users only that would allow them to opt out of personalized ads. Meanwhile, the company’s also considering banning political ads in Europe entirely, as it works to bring itself into line with the updated rules. […]

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Twitter Announces New API Access Tiers

Twitter just rolled out its new pricing for API access, hooray! However, for the most part, that basically means that much smaller players might be forced out of the market because these prices aren’t necessarily ‘business-friendly’. With the Twitter 2.0 team significantly upping the price, while simultaneously reducing the capacity of developer and researcher access. […]

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Meta Provides New Ad Placement Controls

As it continues to refine its tools and provide more of them to better facilitate brand safety in ad placement, Meta has launched a new set of inventory filters for Facebook and Instagram Feeds, which will provide a simple way for brands to avoid unwanted association with potentially offensive, or otherwise undesirable content. Plop It […]

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BOTTOM’S UP! NEWSLETTER – DOS2 #96 – 04/02/2023

FEEL like you’re there IN-PERSON! Our much-awaited SocialCon event is finally HERE! If you wouldn’t JOIN us live, then be part of HISTORY by tuning-in Online! SocialCon is going to be a conference by and for Social Media. If you’ve been looking for an  avenue to IMPROVE your business Digitally and greatly expand your REACH and brand imaging, then SocialCon is the place to be! Don’t miss out and see you there! Want more […]

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Google’s New ‘Ads Transparency Center’

Google’s looking to provide more transparency on the ads being run across its various apps with the launch of its new and refreshed ‘Ads Transparency Center’, which will provide insight into the details of each organization and campaign. How Much is 100% Transparency? Based on official images, the new Google Ads Transparency Center will provide […]

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Debunk These 10 Bad Social Media Myths

With Social Media essentially shaping how we do things for well over a decade now, many things have changed, with even more trends having come and gone. With technology constantly advancing and best practices evolving, it’s high time that you either let go or debunk Social Media myths that might actually be hurting your business. […]

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Twitter Wins Court Order on Source Code Leaker

With Twitter moving towards open-sourcing its algorithmic code base, which Chief Twit Elon Musk has committed to releasing this week, the company’s also working to contain a leak of the app’s overall source code, which was published on GitHub some time back. We do wonder if GitHub would also catch some Twitter flak here once […]

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ByteDance-Owned Product Showcase App ‘Lemon8’ on The Rise

While US senators debate whether or not TikTok should be banned in America, TikTok owner ByteDance is already working on further shaping its American presence, spearheading its push with its Instagram-like Lemon8 app now rising in the App store charts. It does look rather familiar. When Life Gives You Lemons… Lemon 8, which is described […]

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Twitter Working on a New Way to Tag Images with a Community Note

Given the paradoxical surge in the popularity and use of generative AI tools and the subsequent flood of hyper-realistic AI-generated images, this news makes a lot of sense. Twitter’s currently working on a new element of its Community Notes contextual information indicators that would enable users to include notes on visuals attached to Tweets, which, […]

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Pinterest Sustainability Messaging Tips

Amid rising concerns about climate change, and how we can all contribute to improving our planet’s future, sustainability has now become a much bigger focus and topic of discussion, which also relates to brand messaging, and including critical environmental info in your ads. You’ll Manage On this front, coming up with the right messaging can […]

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