#5Things: This Week in Social

This week, Beth and Amanda are back on the pod with Kenny, they tackle some huge news in the world of social media. TikTok, Facebook, the US Government and more. Buckle up, this one is a journey!

Here are the 5 Things:

1. Microsoft Sought To Buy TikTok
2. Facebook Lured TikTok Creators
3. The Commerce Department Sought To Regulate Social Media
4. Instagram Soared As An Information Source [LINK]
5. #WomenSupportingWomen Sparked On Social

Sources: NYT, WSJ, Forbes, Axios, CNN

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What a summer it's been! This week we're doing our summer recap discussing the biggest stories that happen on social media and IRL!

This week's #5Things are:

1. Bringing Text Back: From Twitter / X uncertainty to Threads, TikTok Text, and more – is text back?
2. Social Concert Series: How Taylor and Beyoncé's concerts lived on social as much as IRL
3. AI: All Grown Up (Sort of)
4. Barbenheimer
5. Musk vs. Zuck: The cage match that didn't happen... but still might

Sources: AdAge, Mashable, IBM, GatesNotes, TikTok, Meta, LinkedIn, Bleacher Report

Hosts: Daniel Avon, Alix Black, Natalie McGhee

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As the ice cream truck rolls by down the jersey shore, Kenny Gold hosts another 5 Things. This week, the team focuses mostly on platforms like Twitch, Reddit, and Facebook curbing hate speech, and Twitter and Instagram roll out new features.

Your #5Things for this week includes:

1. Twitch Temporarily Banned Donald Trump
2. Reddit Banned ‘The_Donald’ Subreddit
3. Facebook Outlined Efforts to Address Platform Hate Speech
4. Twitter Tested Collaborative Fleets
5. Instagram Tested a Full-Screen Stories Display

To read more about the topics discussed on the podcast checkout the The Verge, The New York Times, Social Media Today, DIW, and another story from Social Media Today

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Panel includes Kenny Gold, Ish Traore, and Beth Rolfs.

This week the crew dives into Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest

1. Facebook Launched Voting Information
2. Facebook Closed Political Activist Group Loophole
3. Facebook Merged Instagram And Messenger Chats
4. Twitter Rolled Out Tweet Reply Controls To All Users
5. Pinterest Expanded Skin Tone Search Qualifiers

Plus: Wendy's has a podcast!

Host: Kenny Gold. Panel: Beth Rolfs, Amanda Davis, and producer Joey Scarillo

Sources: TechCrunch, Social Media Today, The Verge, PodNews.net

This week, Kenny is joined by Amanda and Beth to discuss TikTok, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Here are the 5 Things:

1. US Government Announced Potential TikTok Ban
2. A Facebook Civil Rights Audit Found ‘Serious Setbacks'
3. Rumors of a Twitter Subscription Platform Spread
4. Instagram Tested A New ‘Shops’ Tab
5. Instagram Rolled Out Option to Pin Post Comments

Panel: Kenny Gold, Beth Rolfs, and Amanda Davis

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Sources: The Verge, The Hill, TechCrunch, and Social Media Today