Category: Social Media

YouTube unlocks generative AI for creators, expands communities features
27
Nov
2025
Posted in AI Social Media

YOUTUBE’S AI INTEGRATION COMMODITIZES PRODUCTION—COMMUNITY FEATURES THREATEN DISCORD AND PATREON BY Q4 2025

THE SITUATION YouTube announced the integration of Google DeepMind’s Veo model into Shorts and a new “Communities”…

Threads injects social commerce with group chat invites
25
Nov
2025
Posted in Social Media

Threads’ shift to “Dark Funnel” commerce breaks attribution models—social conversion moves to private DMs by Q3 2025

THE SITUATION Meta injected group chat invites into Threads in November 2025, linking public discovery to private…

Facebook loosens anonymity in groups with nickname option
25
Nov
2025
Posted in Social Media

META’S SHIFT TO PSEUDONYMOUS GROUPS CHALLENGES REDDIT DOMINANCE—ENGAGEMENT METRICS RESET WITHIN 6 MONTHS

THE SITUATION Meta has officially rolled out “Group Profiles,” allowing users to create unique nicknames and avatars…

25
Nov
2025
Posted in Content marketing Social Media

YouTube’s pre-publish expansion ends the ‘upload and pray’ era—compliance becomes a production step

THE SITUATION YouTube expanded its “Checks” feature on November 23, 2025, to screen uploads for Community Guidelines…

Roblox CEO interview sparks child safety backlash
24
Nov
2025
Posted in Gaming Social Media

ROBLOX’S SAFETY DEFENSIVENESS SIGNALS REGULATORY COLLISION—MARGINS COMPRESS 20% BY 2026 AS COMPLIANCE COSTS SCALE

THE SITUATION Roblox CEO David Baszucki’s tense interview on the Hard Fork podcast (November 21, 2025) marks a strategic…