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Top Five Social Media News: Instagram native scheduling is here!

Sherrilynne Starkie

Lots of social media news out this week and here’s a summary of the top five stories you need to know. Native scheduling comes to Instagram, finally! For the first time ever, Instagram now provides the capacity to scheduled native posts. I’m happy for this news! That means more impressions and broader reach!

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Top news in social media

Sherrilynne Starkie

Each week I scan the hundreds of industry websites to keep abreast of the news. Here’s this week’s list of the most important, must-know social media news featuring LinkedIn, World Emoji Day, Instagram Sales and Instagram anti-bullying. How to Sell More Products on Instagram : Attract the right audience.

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Meta Will Block All News Stories On Facebook And Instagram In Canada After New Law Demands Payment To Publishers

Forbes Social Media

Meta will block news on Facebook and Instagram in Canada over a newly-passed law requiring tech companies to compensate news organizations for posting or linking to their work.

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New Feature: Target Instagram Followers

Jon Loomer

You can run ads on Facebook and Instagram that target your Instagram followers. If you’re like me and this sounds like old news, it’s not. Let’s walk through how it works and how you can start targeting your Instagram followers today. Make sure that your Instagram profile is a business account.

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Meta Threatens To Pull News Content From Facebook And Instagram In Canada

Forbes Social Media

Meta has warned the Canadian government that it will pull news links from Facebook and Instagram if plans go ahead to make social media platforms pay publishers for their content.

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Instagram fact checking comes to Canada

Sherrilynne Starkie

Earlier this year Instagram introduced fact-checking in the US to help identify, review and label false information. The program means that Instagram’s partners are independently assessing information to reduce the distribution of fake news. Starting today the program goes worldwide, including in Canada.

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Top Five: Research shows that Facebook is successfully tackling fake news

Sherrilynne Starkie

Top 5 must-know social media news for the week includes stories about a new Messenger, Soundcloud’s Instagram integration, YouTube’s changed engagement metrics, the fight against fake news and Snapchat’s power with youth demographics. SoundCloud tracks can now be shared to Instagram Stories.

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