Disney, Comcast up adspend on Insta after X pause

Disney, Comcast up adspend on Insta after X pause

Big US companies including Walt Disney and Comcast increased advertising spending on Instagram after pausing commercials on X last month, according to Sensor Tower, as marketers flee the Elon Musk-owned social media platform over antisemitic content.


Meta

Meta trials Threads integration with Mastodon via ActivityPub

Meta has started testing a feature to show Threads posts on Mastodon and other ActivityPub networks, as the company finally makes Threads part of the decentralized social network system. ActivityPub is an open, decentralized social networking protocol that provides a client/server API for creating, updati...


WhatsApp

WhatsApp rolling out pin messages

WhatsApp, a Meta-owned messaging platform, has unveiled a suite of new features aiming to elevate user experience and privacy. Among these updates, WhatsApp has commenced the rollout of pinned messages, a connection health feature for video calls, and a 'view once' option for voice messages specifically f...