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South Korea reports over 4,000 high-earning YouTubers, tax scrutiny follows

The number of South Korean YouTubers earning over 100 million won ($70,261) annually has surpassed 4,000, reflecting the expansion of the nation’s digital creator sector, according to data from the National Tax Service released by Rep. Cha Kyu-geun of the Rebuilding Korea Party. As the Korean Herald reports, a total of 4,011 YouTubers in South […]

TikTok announces creator and advertiser awards for UK and Ireland

The awards recognize the significant cultural contributions to the app.

Fermi’s law

Enrico Fermi found a paradox: If there’s intelligent life on other planets, why haven’t we heard from them yet? Perhaps the answer is this: Any civilization sufficiently advanced to travel great distances will have to work in community. This pro-social behavior, combined with the tech they develop, will inevitably lead to some sort of social […]

UNESCO trains Iraqi women to combat online hate through digital content

UNESCO equipped 184 women content creators, journalists, and civil society leaders in Iraq with media literacy skills to promote peace-oriented digital narratives and counter online hate speech as part of its “Social Media 4 Peace” project funded by the European Union. The initiative responds to findings from UNESCO’s recent “Behind the Screens” study, which reveale

Empowering parents, protecting teens: Meta’s approach to AI safety

We're prioritizing teens' safety and giving parents the tools they need to help their teens safely navigate AI on our platforms. The post Empowering Parents, Protecting Teens: Meta’s Approach to AI Safety appeared first on Meta Newsroom.

Open hardware is the future of AI data center infrastructure

This week, we shared our open hardware innovations and proposed a new framework for sustainable hardware design to support open infrastructure. The post Open Hardware Is the Future of AI Data Center Infrastructure appeared first on Meta Newsroom.

Better ad measurement, more control over AI crawls, and a shopping feature test

STACKED MARKETER - The marketer's #1 daily newsletter! Is Microsoft Advertising the hottest new club in town or something? Because it just got a new bouncer: DoubleVerify has expanded its integration with Microsoft Advertising to include measurement for Audience ads. This covers properties like MSN, Outlook, and Microsoft Casual Games. DoubleVerify also launched the

More AI video tools, Performance Max gets a new aspect ratio, and Search Console hasn’t changed

STACKED MARKETER - The marketer's #1 daily newsletter! Go with the flow? No thanks, we want to control the flow: Google’s AI filmmaking tool, Flow, just rolled out precise editing tools, including the ability to insert new elements with realistic shadows and lighting. It also supports audio across the new features, lets you use multiple reference images to control t

Google crawl stats report is missing a day of data

This has happened a few times before, and it is now happening again. This is a Google issue and not an issue with your site.

Mullenweg talks about commercially motivating WordPress companies

WordPress co-founder discussed ways to motivate companies to do the right thing The post Mullenweg Talks About Commercially Motivating WordPress Companies appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

X announces ‘Handles Marketplace’ to sell dormant usernames

Premium subscribers will now be able to purchase their preferred @name.

Foggy mirror

It’s easy to believe we have an accurate understanding of ourselves. After all, we spend a lot of time looking in the mirror. It might be worth wondering about why the mirror is deemed to be accurate at reflecting what we see as our flaws, real or metaphorical, but indistinct and a little fuzzy when […]

We are Social’s Monday Mashup #746

Facebook rolls out AI suggestions for your camera roll, Threads adds group chats to DMs, Instagram rolls out new UI, and more social media news.

Search engine land awards 2025: Complete finalists list

We're excited to announce the nominations for this year's Search Engine Land Awards. Winners will be announced Oct. 27.

TikTok announces 2025 Nordic ad awards shortlist

TikTok's also running regional awards, whih could help you find relevant examples of what's resonating in the app.

Facebook wants to help you find photos to share from your camera roll

Could get more people sharing, could just freak people out.

Zoho’s AI features are small but mighty

Zoho's AI features read contracts, catch phishing emails, and prevent double-booking. Here's what boring AI does for my business.

YouTube’s creator economy contributes €7 billion to EU GDP, supports 200,000 jobs

YouTube’s creative ecosystem added more than €7 billion to the European Union’s GDP while supporting more than 200,000 full-time equivalent jobs, according to a new report from Oxford Economics published on the YouTube Blog. The platform’s revenue-sharing model distributes the majority of earnings to creators, artists, and media companies. Globally, YouTube has paid

MrBeast files trademark for “MrBeast financial,” eyes crypto exchange services

According to The Street Roundtable, Jimmy Donaldson – known professionally as MrBeast – filed a trademark application for “MrBeast Financial” with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on October 13. According to multiple online reports, the application, submitted by Beast Holdings, LLC, outlines plans for a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform offering online banki

X updates API pricing to boost developer appeal

The changes provide more flexible access costs, but not a significant cut in overall pricing.

WhatsApp adds message limits to tackle spam, and Instagram tests skippable ads

STACKED MARKETER - The marketer's #1 daily newsletter! Cold outreach just got a little colder. Watch those DMs: WhatsApp is cracking down on spam by testing monthly limits on messages sent to unknown contacts. If you’re about to hit the cap, WhatsApp will warn you with a pop-up showing your count, so you can avoid getting blocked entirely. Unfortunately Meta hasn’t

Auto-generated videos, scrollable sitelinks in Maps, and a new Source column in AI Max reports

STACKED MARKETER - The marketer's #1 daily newsletter! Suddenly Demand Gen thinks it’s Tarantino or something. Hopefully you get a writing credit: Starting October 31st, Demand Gen campaigns will automatically turn your image ads into videos across all aspect ratios. It pulls from your existing image and text assets to create branded video variations for YouTube, Sh

Brave reveals systemic security issues in AI browsers

Brave disclosed security vulnerabilities in AI browsers that could let malicious sites access user banking and email accounts. The post Brave Reveals Systemic Security Issues In AI Browsers appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

Instagram adds new app icons for teen users

New ways for teens to express themselves through generic icons.

Social media CEOs to appear before trial over teen social risks

The CEOs of Facebook, Instagram and Snap will have to take part in a new trial.

Edits adds Halloween effects, updated voiceover recording options

Spooky fonts and effects, as well as updated voiceover recording options.

Vermillio, time and critical mass are digiday AI awards finalists

Across the media, marketing and advertising industries, organizations continue to embrace innovative uses of artificial intelligence — setting new standards for creative and ethical use of AI. The finalists for the 2025 Digiday AI Awards are demonstrating tangible success through their AI efforts, from empowerment and accessibility to global reach and inclusivity. F

Meet the New CreatorIQ: the Operating System for Creator-Led Growth

One year ago, I stood on stage at CreatorIQ Connect and made a commitment: that CreatorIQ would build for the future of marketing.

Need-to-knows about the AWS outage, plus Meta Ads’ new feature and X’s link updates

STACKED MARKETER - The marketer's #1 daily newsletter! Amazon may have just had the Mondayest Monday of all time. Who turned out the lights? AWS experienced a major outage in its US-East-1 region that took down websites, services, and even social media platforms like Pinterest and Reddit. The culprit was a DNS issue that affected over 70 AWS services, disrupting eve

AI gets text guidelines, a canceled Ads account warning, farewell to Privacy Sandbox, and more

STACKED MARKETER - The marketer's #1 daily newsletter! Looks like we’re finally setting some boundaries for AI. No more running around like a kid with a sugar rush: Google’s introducing Text guidelines to let you set brand-specific rules for AI-generated ad copy. Think of them as guardrails for Google’s AI. You define the tone, language preferences, and compliance s