Social Snapshots 16.11.2022

It might be difficult to keep up with the daily influx of new social media insights. We’ve got you covered, so relax! View the most recent social media news. 👇

You can now add music to your still images on Instagram 

Instagram introduced the ability to add music to play when the photo is viewed

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Elon Musks’s $8 blue ticks have caused a broad range of issues

Elon Musks’s $8 blue ticks for all ‘verification’ program has caused a broad range of issues such as internal confusion over the platform’s rules.

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TikTok publishes a new parents guide for better protection towards younger people in the app. 

TikTok publishes top reasons why parents need to be more proactive talk to their teens about online safety

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YouTube increases shopping features.

YouTube launches a new monetization for shorts, this will allow creators to tag products for purchase within their Shorts clips

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