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🧑💻 Meta Backs new EU-wide digital age of majority
Meta is supporting a new EU initiative that sets the “digital age of majority” at 16. Under this policy, teens aged 13 to 15 will need one-time parental approval to access Meta’s apps. This marks a major step toward a unified standard for teen online access across the European Union, with a stronger focus on parental supervision.
👉Get all the details directly from Meta’s announcement.
🤖 Look who’s talking: Meta’s chatbots message first
Get ready for some proactive DMs. Meta is testing AI chatbots in Messenger and Instagram that start conversations with you. These bots might pop up to offer help or information based on your activity, like engaging with a Business Page. The goal is to keep you engaged on the platform. Will it be a helpful assistant or a digital annoyance? Time will tell.
👉See what’s coming to your inbox over at TechCrunch.
🔔 Bluesky finally makes some noise with push notifications
Bluesky is rolling out one of its most-requested features: push notifications for likes, reposts, and follows. The update also gives users more control over their activity feed, allowing them to hide reposts or filter replies. It’s a basic feature, but a crucial one for making the decentralised platform feel more interactive.
👉Read all about the new buzz on The Verge.
⚔️ The race heats up: Threads nears X in daily users
The battle of the text-based apps is getting intense. New data shows that Threads is on the verge of overtaking X (formerly Twitter) in the number of daily active users. This marks a major milestone for Meta’s platform, suggesting its slow-and-steady feature rollout strategy is paying off and creating a real competitor for X.
👉Check out the numbers and analysis at TechCrunch.
📹 LinkedIn goes dynamic with video headers
Your professional content is about to get more eye-catching. LinkedIn has rolled out video headers for Articles and Newsletters, allowing creators to replace static images with dynamic videos. This new feature aims to increase engagement and provide a more visually appealing way to introduce long-form content. Time to get creative!
👉Learn how to level up your articles at Social Media Today.
🗓️ Newsjacking opportunities
Opportunities to celebrate this week:
- Wed 9 Jul – Fashion Day🛍️
- Thu 10 Jul – Pina Colada Day 🍹
- Fri 11 Jul – World Population Day 🧍🏼♂️
- Sat 12 Jul – Simplicity Day ✨
- Sun 13 Jul – French Fry Day 🍟
- Mon 14 Jul – World Chimpanzee Day 🐒
- Tue 15 Jul – Start Four Days Marches Nijmegen 🥾
And next…
- Wed 16 Jul – Hot Dog Day 🌭
- Thu 17 Jul – World Emoji Day 😃
- Fri 18 Jul – Nelson Mandela Day 🇿🇦
- Sat, 18 Jul – International Karaoke Day🎤
- Sun 20 Jul – Chess Day ♟️
- Mon 21 Jul – Pink Monday 🎗️
- Tue 22 Jul – World Brain Day 🧠
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Until the next one. XoXo, Erik 👋
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