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🌍 Australia’s social media ban inspires other countries
Following Australia’s lead, several other countries are now considering a minimum age for social media use. Nations like France, Spain, Denmark, and the United Kingdom are actively exploring similar bans. In the Netherlands, the new coalition even wants to implement a European social media ban for children under 15.
However, despite this growing international inspiration, reports indicate that the practical effect of Australia’s ban is still limited for now.
👉 Read the full report (in Dutch) at NOS.
💼 LinkedIn launches Premium All-in-One for small businesses
LinkedIn has officially introduced “Premium All-in-One,” a new single subscription built specifically to help small businesses sell, market, and hire. The offering includes a centralized dashboard with daily prospect recommendations, InMail credits, and an AI writing assistant to help maximize client outreach. To help owners build credibility, the plan also provides monthly credits to boost posts, AI-powered profile suggestions, and monthly job promotion credits to reach more candidates.
👉 Check out the announcement on LinkedIn.
🚀 Elon Musk outlines X’s progress and future plans
Elon Musk has shared new insights into X’s performance, revealing that X Premium subscriptions have now reached $1 billion in annual revenue. Musk also noted that while the app currently averages around 600 million monthly users, his ultimate goal is to reach 1 billion active users. Looking ahead to his “everything app” vision, Musk claims that “X Money” is already operating internally and could see a public launch for in-stream payments within the next two months. Furthermore, X reports that long-form article publishing on the app has jumped 10x.
👉 Get the full breakdown at Social Media Today.
🎬 ByteDance pledges to curb Seedance AI after Hollywood backlash
ByteDance’s new AI video generator, Seedance 2.0, has spooked Hollywood and drawn threats of legal action from major studios like Disney. Disney sent a cease-and-desist letter accusing ByteDance of a “virtual smash-and-grab,” claiming the tool was supplied with a “pirated library” of copyrighted characters from franchises like Marvel and Star Wars. The Motion Picture Association and the actors’ union SAG-AFTRA also condemned the tool for unauthorized use and “blatant infringement.” In response, ByteDance told the BBC that it “respects intellectual property rights” and is “taking steps to strengthen current safeguards” to prevent unauthorized use of IP and likenesses.
👉 Read more about the copyright drama at the BBC.
🍿 Instagram looks to tap into the mini-drama trend
Instagram is officially experimenting with a dedicated “Short Drama” element to capitalize on the wildly popular mini-drama trend that has already gained significant traction on TikTok. These soap opera-style, bite-sized episodes often revolve around tropes like werewolf romance or badly behaving husbands, generally ending on cliffhangers to keep viewers hooked. With the serialized format generating an estimated $1.3 billion in the US last year, Meta is now testing ways for users to easily follow and stay up to date on their favorite short shows directly within the IG app.
👉 Discover the details at Social Media Today.
🗓️ Newsjacking opportunities
Opportunities to celebrate this week:
- Wed 18 Feb – Drink Wine Day🍷
- Thu 19 Feb – Arabian Horse Day🐎
- Fri 20 Feb- Love Your Pet Day🐶
- Sat 21 Feb – Mental Health Nurses Day🧑⚕️
- Sun 22 Feb – Forgiveness Sunday⛪️
- Mon 23 Feb – World Understanding And Peace Day☮️
- Tue 24 Feb – National Trading Card Day🂠
And next…
- Wed 25 Feb – Pink Shirt Day👚
- Thu 26 Feb – Letter To An Elder Day✉️
- Fri 27 Feb – No Brainer Day🤯
- Sat 28 Feb – National Science Day🧪
- Sun 1 Mar – Share A Smile Day😁
- Mon 2 Mar – World Tennis Day🎾
- Tue 3 Mar – March Full Moon🌕
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Until the next one. XoXo, Erik 👋
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