TikTok upgrades Smart+ with creative automation, ad preview tools, and efficiency features that address advertiser complaints about automated campaign control.

Microsoft exposed AI crawler traffic while Netflix doubled advertising revenue and Meta completed Threads monetization during the fourth week of January 2026.

X open sources Grok-powered recommendation algorithm revealing engagement scoring mechanics, verification advantages, and 30-minute velocity windows for brands.

Meta expands advertising on Threads to all users globally starting January 26, 2026, marking complete platform monetization two years after launch.

Scammers rotate through fake websites and stolen influencer videos to sell fraudulent weighted highland cows, while Meta profits from advertising fraud.

Originality.ai analyzed 3,368 LinkedIn posts in 2025, revealing 53.7% were likely AI-written with dramatic engagement differences across industries.

X's open-sourced algorithm reveals no explicit URL penalties, yet links get 94% fewer views. The code shows how engagement prediction creates indirect demotion.

X released its For You feed algorithm on January 20, 2026, revealing Grok-powered transformer architecture eliminates manual features in favor of machine learning predictions.