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07 Jun 2024

The Week in Social

Welcome to ‘The Week in Social’ our team sharing the top stories for you every week on the latest trends, updates and insights in the social-first world! Stories shared by the 1000heads team.

WEEKLY READING LIST 🤓

INSTAGRAM CONFIRMS TEST OF ‘UNSKIPPABLE’ ADS

These new ad breaks will display a countdown timer that stops users from being able to browse through more content on the app until they view the ad.

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YOUTUBE ADDS MORE AI TOOLS FOR CREATORS

YouTube’s “Inspiration” tab in YouTube Studio Analytics is now able to give you A.I. recommendations for new video ideas.

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YOUTUBE EXPANDS COMMUNITY POSTS

YouTube’s been looking to make its platform a little more social, through the expansion of Community Posts.

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INSTAGRAM TESTS NEW EDITING IN CAROUSELS

Instagram is testing new features for Carousel posts, allowing creators to add text overlays and reformat individual images.

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TIKTOK’S TESTING DM STREAKS

TikTok’s now alerting some users that they’ve activated a DM streak in the app, which also sees a fire emoji and a streak count placed next to your chat.

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INSTAGRAM NEWS FOR BROADCAST CHANNELS

Instagram has announced some updates to its Broadcast Channels option for creators, which provides a private, one-way chat stream to keep your audience informed.

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