The latest news about social ads. Social ads are paid advertisements that appear on social media platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and LinkedIn. They can be used to promote a variety of products, services, and brands to a targeted audience.
Google announces parental controls for YouTube Shorts including zero-minute timers and School time mode for Android devices on Safer Internet Day 2026.
Meta this week rolled out AI-powered features on Facebook allowing users to animate profile pictures with preset options and restyle Stories through generative AI prompts.
New research analyzing 400+ brands shows marketers cutting social budgets by 1% while platform performance improves, driven by regulatory uncertainty and creative demands.
Meta introduces Dear Algo on Threads, letting users temporarily control feed content with AI-powered requests that adjust recommendations for 72 hours.
India mandates social media platforms remove unlawful content within three hours, down from 36 hours, creating compliance challenges for Meta, Google, and X.
Snapchat platform trades daily users for higher monetization, losing 6 million North American users while advertising revenue grows just 5% to $1.48 billion in strategic pivot toward profitability.
Dresden Higher Regional Court denies Meta's revision to Federal Court, ruling Business Tools data collection illegal with €1,500 compensation per affected Instagram user.
