Social Media

A new report highlights how TikTok algorithms are serving up explicit content to minors. The Wall Street Journal created several fresh TikTok accounts with fake personal information to examine whether younge... Read More...

Facebook Gaming is opening its licensed music library to more creators. The service partnered with Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner to create a huge library of copyright-free backg... Read More...

A new report suggests higher average watch time per user on TikTok vs. YouTube. App analytics firm App Annie says users are spending more time on TikTok than YouTube. The report suggests TikTok is upending t... Read More...

Twitter has launched a subscription-based feature called 'super follows' to take on Patreon. The new super follows feature allows content creators to generate monthly revenue from a subscriber-only content f... Read More...

Twitter Ticketed Spaces are rolling out to iOS users for now. Here's how it works and how it impacts music professionals. Twitter says it is currently experimenting with ticketed spaces on iOS only. Eventual... Read More...

TikTok has announced an expanded partnership with Shopify to dominate social media shopping. Instagram and Facebook Live currently reign supreme, but TikTok is taking aim. TikTok introduced Shopify tools las... Read More...

TikTok has launched a partnership with music streaming platform Audius in a first-of-its-kind deal. The partnership aims to streamline the process of uploading music to TikTok. Audius users can now upload tr... Read More...

Instagram is adding a dedicated audio tab for finding music clips on Reels. The new tab will make it easier to search for audio within the Instagram app. When you search on Instagram, you can select the new ... Read More...

TikTok is testing a new vanishing video feature called 'TikTok Stories' that is similar to Snapchat. TikTok Stories will only stay up on a user's account for 24 hours before they are deleted. The feature was... Read More...

Why isn't Twitter paying musicians for the content on the platform? Congress seeks answers. A bipartisan group of 22 members of the House of Representatives have sent a letter to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. The... Read More...

TikTok is expanding its livestreaming platform with several new features to rival Facebook, Twitch, and YouTube. Currently, users can live stream to fans while responding to viewer comments and questions. Th... Read More...