LinkedIn has launched Sponsored Newsletter Articles to allow companies to amplify their LinkedIn newsletters as paid media ads, targeting objectives such as brand awareness and engagement.

Spotify launched Comments for podcasts, allowing listeners to leave comments on episodes. Creators can like and respond to comments, enable or disable them, and approve which ones are displayed.

You've likely heard phrases like 'sends per reach' or 'send rate' if you’ve been paying attention to Instagram recently. Adam Mosseri, Instagram's head, has been discussing this metric more frequently. If you’re unfamiliar with it, it's the rate at which people see your content and share it via direct messages (DMs).

Meta updated its AI label to ‘AI Info’ from ‘Made With AI’ following feedback and frustration from creators. This change addresses concerns, especially among photographers, who found their posts labeled 'Made With AI' when using basic editing tools, due to Meta’s adoption of industry standards like C2PA to identify AI usage.

Instagram is experimenting with Recent Highlights, showcasing Story Highlights from followed accounts between feed posts.

YouTube has updated its Erase Song tool with an AI-powered algorithm to accurately detect and remove copyrighted content.

Twitch has expanded its Stories feature to include videos up to 60 seconds long.

Amazon updated its guidelines for its Influencer Program. One of the biggest updates is the restriction on the use of music in shoppable videos, such as those on its TikTok-like Inspire feed and Storefronts.

Mastodon, an X alternative, has added an author byline feature. Some links shared on the platform will include a clickable author byline that links to the author’s associated fediverse account, which could also be Threads, Flipboard, or other decentralized platforms. Initial websites that will implement this are The Verge, MacStories, and MacRumors, but news organizations can request access.

As Threads approaches its one-year anniversary (July 5th) and now has over 175 million users, Meta collaborated with Wakefield Research to delve into how users engage with the text-based app and social media overall.

TikTok has announced Deals For You Days, a US shopping event scheduled for next month.

Instagram is testing the display of public share counts on posts.