COLIN KIRKLAND

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• X May Raise $44B In Funding As Company Reportedly Threatens Brands To Return in MediaDailyNews on 02/21/2025
  

  Despite its value and reputation being tarnished through staff cuts, threats aimed at advertisers and the proliferation of harmful content on its platform, X may reclaim its original valuation from Musk's 2022 purchase. According to Bloomberg, anonymous sources reported X's involvement in talks with investors - the first known investment round since Musk took X private - to raise money at a $44 billion valuation despite its user and advertiser losses.

• Meta Remains Vague About Details Of Controversial 'Community Notes' Feature in MediaDailyNews on 02/21/2025
  

  Despite the concerns of its own Safety Council, Meta is pushing ahead, sharing a vague overview of the forthcoming, user-based content-moderation feature Community Notes.

• Instagram Invites Creators To Get Paid Via Written Brand Endorsements in MediaDailyNews on 02/20/2025
  

  With 40% of people using creator recommendations on Instagram when shopping, according to Meta, the platform is expanding its Partnership Ads feature with "Testimonials," which enable creators to monetize via brief written endorsements shared as comments on a brand's social-media posts and ads.

• Triller Rings Opening Bell: Touts Plans For Sports, Brands in MediaDailyNews on 02/20/2025
  

  Social-media platform Triller's leadership team highlighted the company's vision for the future of the app after ringing the opening bell in Times Square on Tuesday.

• TikTok Adds Commerce, Livestream Shopping To More Regions in MediaDailyNews on 02/19/2025
  

  Along with its recent plans to launch in Mexico, TikTok will expand operations to Italy, Germany and France, with longer-term plans to also launch in Japan and Brazil later this year, according to the South China Morning Post.

• Facebook Marketplace EU To Show Rivals' Ads in MediaDailyNews on 02/19/2025
  

  In response to the European Commission's recent fine against Meta for allegedly breaching EU antitrust rules by tying Facebook Marketplace to Facebook, Meta has launched a Marketplace partner program that will show ads from rival marketplaces in the region.

• X Users Regain Ability To Send Links On Signal in MediaDailyNews on 02/18/2025
  

  X users regained the ability to send links to "Signal.me" - a URL used by the encrypted messaging app Signal - two days after the blog "Disruptionist" reported the blocks, noting federal whistleblowers' frequent use of the service to report Musk-run DOGE activity.

• Amazon Shutters 'Inspire' Video, Photo Shopping Feed in MediaDailyNews on 02/18/2025
  

  Amazon is discontinuing its Inspire social feed, which resembled TikTok Shop and allowed users to purchase products from branded creator-made video and photo content.

• Deepfake Tom Hanks Diabetes Ad Still Running On YouTube in MediaDailyNews on 02/17/2025
  

  A fraudulent AI-powered ad using actor Tom Hanks' likeness reported in August is still being shown on YouTube, bringing into question the company's ability to successfully bar misinformation and deepfakes from the platform.

• Consumer Brands Late To Adopt Social Commerce Strategy: Report in MediaDailyNews on 02/17/2025
  

  Thirty percent of consumer brands do not have a social commerce strategy, although social platforms like Instagram and TikTok make up a growing portion of the customer purchasing journey, research shows.

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• TikTok Honors Top Creators With Discover List by Colin Kirkland (Digital News Daily on 10/20/2021)
  

  Hi John, sorry it's 13.8 billion dollars. 

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