SoundCloud announced a new partnership with Ticketmaster and Universe, Ticketmaster’s self-serve event ticketing and marketing platform.

YouTube is updating mid-roll ads to make them less disruptive. Starting May 12, 2025, ads will appear at natural break points like pauses and transitions rather than in the middle of sentences or actions.

LinkedIn is notifying users about popular posts within their network by sending notifications in the Notifications tab for posts labeled Popular in your network.

Instagram is rolling out Testimonials, a new type of Partnership Ad. Initially tested last year, these are text-only endorsements by creators that appear in ads.

Amazon got rid of Inspire, its TikTok-style feed.

Instagram introduced a handful of new updates for Direct Messages (DMs). They are:

Twitch has updated its Enforcement System to now include expiration periods for most Community Guidelines violations.

Starting April 19, Twitch will impose a 100-hour storage limit for Highlights and Uploads, including both published and unpublished content.

YouTube has added a Promote option for Shorts for Shorts on the Shorts tab on desktop.

LinkedIn has quietly introduced two new email metrics for newsletters.

YouTube is testing Voice Replies with a group of creators in the U.S