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Monday Social Media News Roundup: Week of October 23rd

Buffer Social

Web Tracking Opt-out Meta now allows users to prevent Instagram from tracking their web activity, bolstering privacy controls. Link Addition and Desktop Activity Access New functionalities include adding a link to your page and accessing account activity on desktop, enhancing profile management.

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Top Five: Social networks invest in quality news

Sherrilynne Starkie

This week’s must-know social media news for marketing and communications professionals includes headlines about Facebook’s attempt to clean up, support for journalism from Twitter and Google, the continuing importance of links in SEO and some new, clever features from LinkedIn. Glad to see these priorities.

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Meta's Launching Sassy Chatbots, Instagram Creates AI Stickers, And Twitter Axes Misinformation Reports: Monday Social Media News Roundup

Buffer Social

This could provide a sense of security and control for users, a step towards addressing privacy concerns which, in turn, may encourage more creators to join the platform. Louis Vuitton on Discord: The luxury brand's move to Discord signifies a novel approach to community engagement and customer input. That's it for the news!

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Important Facebook News: Privacy Updates

Almost Savvy

As you probably know, Facebook has been facing a barrage of complaints regarding their “public is the new norm&# approach to privacy which resulted in much of your/our content being made public by default. The feedback we heard from users was that in our efforts to innovate, some of our privacy settings h ad become confusing.

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Eight Common Facebook Issues And Steps To Resolve Them

SocMed Sean

The good news is that several solutions can take care of the problem. A privacy restriction can also block a post. In that case, it could also mean that you don’t meet the privacy criteria. If the original poster sets the privacy to “Friends,” it won’t have the share button. The Facebook News Feed Won’t Load At All.

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The pros and cons of social media

Sprout Social

Booktok , for example, has become a flourishing online community. Book lovers go to this hashtag to find new book recommendations, relatable content for bookworms and connect with other readers. And connecting with your audience goes further than making sales—it builds community, which can save you advertising bucks in the future.

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5 Reasons We’re Cautious About Facebook’s Plans to Launch Instagram for Kids

Ignite Social Media

News broke earlier this month that Facebook has plans to build a new version of Instagram for kids under the age of 13. Age 13 is also the cutoff for the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act ( COPPA ), which has tougher restrictions on platforms for younger kids. Data & Privacy Concerns. Child Safety.

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