Like Swipe Up, Link Stickers allow business and creator accounts that are verified or have more than 10K followers to add a link to their Instagram Story.

In celebration of Messenger’s 10th birthday, Facebook is adding new features to the messaging app.

Select Facebook users are able to create Reels within the Facebook app (on both iOS and Android), and share them to Facebook Groups and their News Feeds.

Advertisers on Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram will no longer be able to target teens based on their interests. Businesses can still target ad campaigns to people 18 years and under based on age, gender, and location.

In response to community feedback, Instagram will now allow Reels to be up to one minute in length.

Instagram is testing a new feature that will make it easier for creators to collaborate on Instagram. Called “Collab,” the tool lets multiple accounts co-author a post or Reel. 

Instagram Stories now feature a chat bubble icon that translates text into more than 90 languages.

The ad format, which launched in June this year, offers placement in the Reels tab for full-screen, 30-second videos. Reels ads can also appear from the Reels viewer.

Social media companies came under fire after a report by the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) revealed that a group dubbed the “disinformation dozen” are responsible for 65% of online anti-vaccine content. 

Similar to Instagram Stories, Fleets were Twitter’s take on ephemeral content that disappeared 24 hours after it was posted. 

Facebook announces plans to introduce Small Business badges on ads and other enhancements that will help personalize brands’ and users’ experience on the platform.

On July 14th, Facebook announced that by the end of 2022, the platform will spend $1 billion on monetization programs for Instagram and Facebook creators in the U.S.