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Instagram Experiments With AI-Generated Comments on Posts

Apparently, Instagram is now experimenting with AI-generated comments on posts, so you don’t even have to come up with an opinion, or an original thought of your own, in order to respond to an update. Some IG users are now seeing a “pencil with a star” icon next to the comments field when you go to post a comment, which, when tapped, then generates a list of possible comments that you could make on a video or image. So again, you no longer need to have any capacity for original ideas, thoughts, nor communicative skills of your own, you can just let Meta’s AI bot simulate a personality for you, if you want.

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Top YouTube Creators to Hold Their Own Upfront Event in Bid for TV Ad Dollars

A number of major YouTube creators will host their own upfront-style event later this month in a bid to lure marketing dollars from traditional TV to creator-driven content. MrBeast, Dude Perfect, Ryan Trahan, Kinigra Deon, Rebecca Zamolo, Jordan Matter, and Colin & Samir are confirmed to participate. The creator-focused firm Spotter is behind the event, which is called the Spotter Showcase, and will be held in New York on March 27.

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Oracle Emerges as Most Likely Partner for US TikTok Deal

A quick update on the TikTok U.S. saga: In what will be a surprise to absolutely no one, Oracle is firming as the favorite to establish a partnership deal that would enable TikTok to keep running in the U.S., according to latest reports. As per The Information, Trump’s long-favored TikTok partner is now closing in on a deal that it hopes will satisfy all parties.

Data Shows that Longer Clips Are Now Gaining Traction on TikTok

There’s been an interesting shift in video consumption of late, which could impact your video strategy: Longer short videos are now seemingly gaining more traction with audiences. So by “longer short” videos, we’re not talking about a shift back to long-form content of 5 minutes or more. But what is seemingly happening, based on the announcements from each app, is that consumers are now more willing to engage with 3-minute-long videos, as opposed to 30-second uploads.

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Reddit Will Enable Users To Block Ads From Specific Advertisers

This is a great feature addition for Reddit users, but for Reddit as a business, maybe not so much. Reddit has added a new option that will enable users to block all ads from a specific advertiser for a year at a time, which will save users from having to see the same irrelevant ads in their feed. Reddit’s adding a new “Hide” option to its ad dropdown menu, which will enable users to eliminate ads from that company entirely if they choose.

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Report Finds Community Notes Fail To Address Proven Misinformation on X

With Meta launching the first stage of its rollout of Community Notes, which will replace third-party fact-checkers, and put the onus of slowing the spread of misinformation into the hands of its users, a new report has once again highlighted the flaws of the Community Notes system that’s currently in place on X, which Meta is building its own approach around.

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YouTube Tests Handy New Shorts Editing Display

YouTube’s testing out a handy new option for Shorts editing, which will highlight where any elements that you add to a clip, like captions and stickers, are placed relative to the actual Shorts UI, and what may interfere with your content on-screen.

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TikTok’s Newest Suitor Wants To Give Creators Monthly Payments

Rasner, who is CEO and founder of wealth management firm Omnivest Financial, is trying to make a splash in the TikTok bidding with a promise to pay TikTok creators and everyday users on a monthly basis if his offer succeeds.

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