Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri confirmed Russia's impending block of Instagram in a tweet late Friday, writing, "On Monday, Instagram will be blocked in Russia. This decision will cut 80 million in Russia off from one another and from the rest of the world, as about 80% of people in Russia follow an Instagram account...
The U.K. government announced additional amendments to the scope of the Online Safety Bill this week, this time drawing measures to protect people from advertising scams. Top line The bill mandates that social media companies including Instagram, Facebook and Twitter--as well as search engines like Google--protect people from both prepaid fraudulent ads and user-generated scams....
The fight against gentrification continues in Austin, Texas as more communities and cultures of color--especially Latinx and Black Austinites--are being displaced by the influx of new, largely white-owned businesses. To highlight the continued cultural erasure in Austin, creative agency The Many partnered with artist Harper Biewen for a social media and augmented reality initiative called...
Instagrammers can now enlist some help in overseeing their Instagram Live videos. Trusteed moderators can now be appointed, and they can perform tasks including reporting comments, removing viewers entirely from the Live video or turning off comments for a viewer. Creators of Instagram Live videos can tap the three dots in the comment bar to...
Twitter began rolling out a slightly easier way for users to switch between its Home feed, which is populated by its algorithms, and its Latest feed, which displays tweets in chronological order. Users could previously toggle between feeds by tapping the sparkle icon in the top-right corner. Starting Friday for iOS users, with Android and...
For Women's History Month, Adweek asked five brand and agency executives to share their best career advice for women marketers. In this installment of our series, these leaders provided practical, actionable measures anyone can take to improve diversity and gender representation in the workplace. We're joined by Nancy Reyes, CEO of TBWA\Chiat\Day New York; God-is...
Michael Thompson, the longest-serving non-violent offender in Michigan history, walked out of prison in January 2021 after 26 years, three rejected appeals and two denials for clemency. His family, led by his daughter Rashawnda Littles, had almost given up hope for his release, despite a groundswell of support from activists, celebrities and the public. Thompson's...
March Madness is in the air, and with the NCAA's annual tournament kicking off March 13, many fans are planning to be among those cheering in the crowd. However, those hoping to attend the games will have to accomplish one final task beforehand: they'll need to get their work shifts covered. As part of AT&T's...
YouTube extended its blocking of access to channels associated with Russian state-funded media outlets worldwide, from just across Europe. The Google-owned video platform said the change is effective immediately, but it expects its systems to take some time to ramp up. After its recent move to pause all ads in Russia, YouTube extended that pause...