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YouTube Tests New Dislike Placement and Wording in Shorts

YouTube says the experiment seeks clearer signals for Shorts recommendations through layout and phrasing variants.

Meta Tests Facebook Link Limits for Creators, Tying Expanded Sharing to Meta Verified

Experts Warn of AI-Accelerated Holiday Shopping Scams

Instagram Pilots TV App for Reels on Amazon Fire TV in the U.S.

YouTube Debuts Gemini 3–Powered Playables Builder for Creator-Made Mini Games

SoundCloud Confirms Breach Affecting 20% of Users as VPN Access Remains Disrupted

Google Tests 'Tailor Your Feed' Prompts for Discover on Android

Musicians Confront Surging AI Impersonation on Streaming Platforms

Snapchat Launches Recap 2025, Personalized Year-in-Review Video for Users

OpenAI Targets Early 2026 for Adults-Only ChatGPT Pending Age Verification

Apple Names ChatGPT No. 1 Free iPhone App of 2025 in the U.S.

Epic Makes 'Dead Cells' Free on EU iOS Store Through December 18

Instagram Launches 'Your Algorithm' to Let Users Tune Reels Recommendations in the U.S.

Meta Says Instagram Now Auto-Generates AI Titles for Posts in Google Search

Solidus Names Telegram’s ‘PumpCell’ as Multi-Chain Pump-and-Dump Ring

South Korea to Mandate Labels on AI-Generated Ads, Press Platforms to Enforce

Meta to Offer EU Users a Reduced-Data Ad Option on Facebook and Instagram Starting January

Adobe and YouTube Launch Premiere Mobile Space for Shorts on iOS

ByteDance Scales Back OS-Level AI on Trial Nubia Phone After App Restrictions

Oxford Names 'Rage Bait' the 2025 Word of the Year