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Bluesky has increased video length limits to 10 minutes. That’s quite a jump, given the social media platform increased the limit to three minutes just last year. Prior to that, videos were maxed out at 60 seconds.

Staring at a pile of unedited clips is often the exact moment we give up on posting entirely. Instagram just tackled that problem head-on, by rolling out First Draft, a new one-tap tool that assembles your raw footage into a finished Reel in a few seconds. For now, First Draft is rolling out exclusively on…

Meta is adding a new feature to Instagram that should make it easier to edit short-form videos. The feature, called First Draft, can automatically trim silences and pauses from clips, letting the bulk of your editing time focus on making creative decisions rather than cleaning up videos.

Nitter, an openinto or even opening the X app, has received cease-and-desist letters from X demanding that it shut down. The news was shared X’s earlier attempts to knock Nitter offline by technical means

Platform head Connor Hayes posted today that Threads is testing some possible new features aimed at promoting podcasts. He highlighted a resource that can post automatic transcriptions of audio clips. This would allow people scrolling their feeds to read along even if they have the sound off. Hayes teased that this is just one of…

You can keep Instagram from using your activity outside the app to influence the ads you get.

The DoJ said the app has made significant strides in privacy protections since the 2024 suit.

The platform will now alert users when their posts have been reported using the tool.

TikTok is facing a new round of questions about its safety record and how its algorithm has fueled problematic “filter bubbles.” Senators Marsha Blackburn and Richard Blumenthal sent a sharply worded letter to the company’s top executives questioning them about how the app has tested, and in some cases, withheld, key safety features.

Picture this. Meta flies parenting influencers to a waterfront venue overlooking Sydney Harbour, hands out personalized scout badges and gourmet s’mores, then asks them to tell their followers that blanket bans on teen social media use are a bad idea.