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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.

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Data - Jan 17, 2026 Impact.com just kicked Honey off its network for hiding cookie theft

Impact.com CEO letter announcing Honey suspension for attribution violations

Impact.com suspended Honey from its affiliate network today following investigation into standdown violations that concealed attribution manipulation from testers.

by Luis Rijo

Social - Jan 15, 2026 Meta shifts Facebook Reels beyond engagement metrics with new user survey model

Meta dual-layer recommendation system diagram showing perception and activity learning paths

Meta launched User True Interest Survey model on Jan 14, integrating direct feedback to improve Facebook Reels recommendations beyond watch time and likes metrics.

by Luis Rijo

Social - Jan 15, 2026 Meta's disappearing support act leaves advertisers stranded

Meta support chat pausing conversation despite advertiser responding "i am" immediately

Meta's automated support systems create frustrating loops, preventing advertisers from reaching human assistance when technical issues require intervention.

by Luis Rijo

Social - Jan 15, 2026 HubSpot and Reddit reveal why B2B buyers bypass your website

Unduplicated reach of business decision makers in the US on Reddit

HubSpot and Reddit released a B2B marketing guide showing 70% of decisions happen before sales contact, with Reddit becoming the #1 AI-cited source for research.

by Luis Rijo

AI - Jan 10, 2026 UK advertisers brace for AI content chaos as brand safety concerns surge

AI-generated content detection challenges illustrated with bot icons and browser windows

Digital video dominates investment priorities while 56% flag AI-generated content adjacency as top 2026 challenge, according to Integral Ad Science survey of 220 UK media professionals.

by Luis Rijo

Display - Jan 08, 2026 Google Ads quietly buys ads on X

Google Display Network purchases X inventory programmatically through Search Partners and Video Partners extensions, exposing brands to platform they avoid.

by Luis Rijo

Social - Jan 07, 2026 X opens Articles to all Premium users, ending exclusive pricing tier

X expands Articles feature to all Premium subscribers, ending Premium+ exclusivity for long-form content.

X expands long-form content publishing beyond Premium+ subscribers, potentially reshaping content monetization on social platforms while raising questions about differentiation.

by Luis Rijo

Video - Jan 07, 2026 YouTube creators get TV-style measurement as Spotter partners with Comscore

Spotter and Comscore announced January 6 a partnership bringing broadcast-caliber audience measurement to long-form YouTube content, addressing a gap in creator monetization infrastructure.

by Luis Rijo

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