Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of FWD. The TikTok vs Trump saga continues, with the social platform suing the US government over the executive order that could force a change in ownership or banning of the platform in the US.
- Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg contributes to Trump’s TikTok concerns
- Instagram are reviewing their semi-nudity policy following a successful campaign by Black plus-size influencer Nyome Nicholas-Williams. They are also adding QR codes to the platform
- Facebook set to launch News service in the UK
- To celebrate Black Business Month in the US, Pinterest has launched a new shop promoting Black-owned businesses
- Sourdough soaring again! This time featuring in Facebook’s COVID trends
- BTS break YouTube download records with their latest single
- ‘Zillenials’ are haunted by their early social media posts
- Freestyle what?! Facebook has developed an AI to choreograph dance moves to any tune
- Twitter payed homage to Kobe Bryant on what would have been his 42nd Birthday with a custom reaction to tweets about #MambaMentality
- Microsoft launch new feature to transcribe your calls and meetings
- Podcastle converts news stories into Podcasts
- How developers are digitising the Burning Man Festival
- Google integrates IAB TCF v2.0
- App stores, trust and anti-trust
- Google introduces new ‘heavy ads’ blocker