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• X Rolls Out Vertical Video Tab in MediaDailyNews on 01/20/2025
  

  X is launching a dedicated vertical video feed, in line with other social-media platforms - looking to introduce new features that are similar to TikTok.

• Instagram TikTok-ifies The Grid in MediaDailyNews on 01/20/2025
  

  Instagram has updated the grid on all user profiles - similar to TikTok's home feed - altering one of the social-media platform's original aesthetic features.

• Bluesky Increased Content Moderation By 17x In 2024 in MediaDailyNews on 01/17/2025
  

  While X and Meta have reduced content moderation and slashed third-party fact-checking, Bluesky has amplified its efforts, processing almost 6.5 million content violation reports in 2024 - a 17x increase vs. 2023.

• LinkedIn Helps Marketers 'Eliminate Waste' In New AI Targeting Campaign in MediaDailyNews on 01/17/2025
  

  In a new campaign, LinkedIn warns companies about the perils of accidentally targeting the wrong audiences, ultimately showcasing LinkedIn's suite of evolving AI audience-reach tools.

• Social Platforms Prepare For US TikTok Ban in MediaDailyNews on 01/16/2025
  

  While advertisers that depend on TikTok's algorithm and its audience will lose a key targeting platform, other platforms are preparing for TikTok's absence in the market. Several social-media platforms have been gaining popularity in the recent weeks leading up to a potential TikTok ban, including several newer alternatives.

• TikTok Plans To 'Go Dark' For All US Users On Sunday in MediaDailyNews on 01/16/2025
  

  If TikTok is banned by the federal government, it plans to end all U.S. operations Sunday, effectively shutting out over 170 million American users as well as those from other regions, according to new reports.

• Snapchat Sets Itself Apart With $5M Pledge For LA Fire Aid in MediaDailyNews on 01/15/2025
  

  As some political leaders and others direct blame at people and/or policies as wildfires ravage Los Angeles, Snapchat and its CEO are setting a different example.

• Say Goodbye To DEI, Meta Goes Full MAGA in MediaDailyNews on 01/11/2025
  

  Meta is killing off its biggest DEI programs as part of a transformation embracing a far-right ideology as Donald Trump prepares to take office.

• Delta Partners With YouTube For In-Flight Premium Content in MediaDailyNews on 01/10/2025
  

  Delta announced a host of new content offerings for SkyMiles Members at CES - including a deal with YouTube that provides ad-free Premium video, music and creator-based content offerings available free on flights.

• xAI Launches Grok App, Teases 'Unhinged Mode' in MediaDailyNews on 01/10/2025
  

  Conversational chatbot Grok now has its own iOS app, furthering X owner Elon Musk's desire to transform it into a leading force in generative AI while also providing non-X users with the ability to access the technology.

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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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