Social Snapshot – 20.09.23

September 20, 2023

It’s time for another social snapshot! Find out what you may have recently missed in the fast-paced world of social media:

TikTok Unleashes AI Magic:

TikTok has officially launched its new in-stream labels for AI-generated content, which will enable incredible creative opportunities.

Find out more here

From likes to gift – expanding access to Instagram Gifts:

All eligible Reels creators will now be able to accept virtual gifts from their fans via a button on their clips.

“Gifts on Instagram allow you to show appreciation to eligible Reels creators by sending virtual gifts. When you buy stars to send gifts to creators, those creators may earn money if they have agreed to Instagram’s Gifts Terms of Service.” – Instagram.

Check it out!

Instagram introduces Broadcast Channels:

Instagram broadcast channels are available as of today in the United Kingdom.

Creators can use broadcast channels to help followers stay with the latest updates and behind-the-scenes moments using text, photos, video, voice notes and polls.

Learn more.

X ID verification:

X has introduced a new account verification system that utilises government IDs exclusively for paid users.

This initiative is designed to prevent impersonation attempts while delivering premium benefits, including ‘priority support’ for our valued members.

Find out more.

Latest Posts

A B2B buying decision rarely happens with one person. It’s usually a buying group with different roles, risks, and opinions, and the deal moves when your champion can explain the choice internally. That’s why forwardability matters more than engagement.

Design and disability are so often discussed in terms of basic “accommodation” and “access,” yet my visit to the V&A’s Design and Disability exhibition completely shifted that perspective. Rather than framing disability as an issue to be fixed, the exhibition presents it as a culture, a rich set of identities, and a radical design force shaping practice from the 1940s right up to today.

Lurkers are your biggest audience and they’re deciding in silence. They watch in feeds, sanity-check you in comments, communities and reviews, then repeat whatever proof is easiest to quote internally. That’s why social feels harder, it’s no longer a click machine, it’s an answer surface. Ofcom shows AI summaries are now common in search results, and YouTube remains the UK’s biggest social utility by reach and time spent. If your story is inconsistent, your evidence is scattered, or your customer proof is buried, lurkers can’t do the job of trusting you for you.