Social snapshot – 13.07.2022

Social snapshot- Latest social media news

It’s that time of the week again! Take a look at the latest happening in the world of social media:

Instagram tests a ‘Notes’ shelf

The platform adds a Notes shelf into your IG Direct inbox, where you can post status updates, or whatever you wish, to be shared with connections.

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Twitter shares insights around evolving gaming trends

Twitter has published its latest review of gaming-related discussion for first half of 2022.  

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YouTube TV celebrates 5 million subscribers

YouTube has announced a new milestone for YouTube TV, reaching up to 5 million total subscribers now.

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Pinterest shares new insights about the impact of banning weight loss ads

According to new data from Pinterest, it has had an impact, with ‘weight loss’ searches decreasing by 20% (May 2022 versus July 2021).

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WhatsApp enables users to add emojis as a reaction

WhatsApp has expanded its reactions offering, with users now able to select any emoji that they like as a reaction option within their chat threads.

Find out more here.

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