- The TikTok saga continues to rumble on with Donald Trump giving his “blessing” to a tie up with US companies Oracle and Walmart
- However, Tump also claimed that TikTok would contribute $5bn to a newly formed education fund, something TikTok were seemingly unaware of. Expect the story to run and run
- Twitter is urgently looking into accusations that it’s auto-cropping feature for images appears to have a racial bias
- Facebook are beefing up their rights manager tool to help creators and publishers manage their intellectual property. The new tools might put an end to accounts re-posting images on Facebook & Instagram
- Pinterest have released their latest report on key platform trends as 2020 heads towards its (long overdue) conclusion
- Mashable, take a look at why the livestreaming boom is here to stay
- Twitter have launched their holiday hub where marketeers can head to find insights and tips for the Christmas season
- Facebook have announced the 2021 release of their Project Aria smart glasses, because just what the world needs is another set of AR enabled glasses
- The release of Apple’s IOS 14 has led to a new iPhone customisation trend, with users scrambling to make their phones look like “absolute garbage” according to The Verge
- The Guardian take a look back at 10 years of Instagram. The platform celebrates its birthday on 6th October
- Wired take a look at how Donald Trump’s battle with TikTok is heralding the birth of a new “splinternet” in this excellent long-read