Social snapshot – 23.11.2022

November 23, 2022

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

Pinterest is now available in Afrikaans, Croatian and Bulgarian languages

Pinterest is expanding its language options to Afrikaans, Croatian and Bulgarian. That makes the platform available in 41 languages to all Pinners on iOS, Android, and web.

Find out more here.

YouTube offers themed activations for the FIFA World Cup

YouTube’s looking to use the FIFA World Cup as another avenue to promote YouTube Shorts via a range of themed activations and challenges for the event.

Find out more here.

Meta implements stricter privacy controls

Meta has announced a new set of updates to better protect younger users from potential exposure to predators in the app.

Find out more here.

And more from Meta – the platform’s removing religious, sexual and political preferences

Meta has begun informing Facebook users that it’s removing several profile info fields to make it ‘easier to navigate’.

Find out more here.

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