Social media branding, community engagement and performance analysis were all key trends highlighted in the platform’s annual list. 

A researcher from The Local Stack reported potential data collection questions, leading companies including Discord to re-evaluate the system.

The partnership will allow defense applications and military systems to work with Grok’s models, per an Axios report.

The partnership builds on the companies’ existing collaboration and will help expand Meta’s compute power.

The multi-year deal builds on an existing agreement with the league and will offer exclusive in-app content, including highlights and insights.

The research highlighted seven key trends and showcased how parents are using Pins to plan vacations and create at-home activities.

A new report from LinkedIn found that more needs to be done in order to maximize the benefit of artificial intelligence in the workforce.

The app is working on a process that would require users to label posts created using artificial intelligence tools, according to an app researcher.

Customizable feed options and a new Your Feeds center give users another way to access Reels content, according to an app researcher.

The Motion Picture Association sent a strongly worded letter to the Seedance owner demanding that it stop training on copyrighted material, per Variety.

The platform’s head of product announced anti-bot detection measures, while its chatbot is being widely offered to assist with post creation.

The platform’s head of product, Nikita Bier, also said X was improving bot detection in order to mitigate the effect of artificial intelligence bots.

In a post from the platform’s Global Government Affairs team, X questioned the original investigation and called the challenge a “landmark case.”

A new share button allows users to add public content automatically to Instagram Stories, potentially increasing views per post.

The 2026 Social Media Benchmarks report from Emplifi also showed flat to negative follower growth on X, as well as the latest metrics for LinkedIn and Facebook.

The platform’s Group Message History will give admins the option of forwarding up to 100 previously submitted messages to new members.

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel says the restrictions represent a flawed approach and don’t address the biggest problems of online exposure.

The latest product in the company’s wearables line will also include health tracking features.

A new study published in Nature found that exposure to the platform’s algorithm had long-term effects on users’ political attitudes.

The company’s safety and security measures will include ad restriction policies and artificial intelligence labeling. 

The Scenario Planner is designed to give external users access to estimation tools and help them better measure campaigns.