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• [New] Once added to your browser, Social Privacy Manager will scan for your accounts on sites like Google, YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok and automate your settings for maximum privacy. SafetyDetectives
• [New] Greece will ban the use of the social media platforms Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Snapchat by children under 15 years old. G37 Chambers
• [New] $23.4 B projected GMV: TikTok Shop is the fastest-growing social commerce platform in the US, surpassing Instagram Shopping and Facebook Marketplace in transaction volume growth rate. Digital Applied
• If regulators force tighter child-safety and data use rules, that could affect how Meta applies AI models across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads, at the same time as management is leaning heavily into AI-centric monetization and AR hardware. / India Yahoo Finance
• Facebook will reward creators who post original content with greater reach and better monetization, while deprioritizing unoriginal or reposted content. New Market Pitch
• Facebook may be the riskiest social media platform: Gen products, including Norton, protected users from more threats stemming from Facebook than any other social media platform, followed by YouTube and X. Norton
• The rise of apps such as TikTok and the popularity of video features including Instagram's Reels mean that people are consuming social media more passively and are less likely to take an active role, a change compared with how they might have behaved on platforms such as Facebook. The Guardian
• The era of platform stability - when businesses could assume Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube would remain constant - has ended. SHIFT Media Strategies
• Facebook ads have the potential to reach 2.11 billion of its active users. Dash
• There are more than 3.5 million listings posted on Facebook Marketplace every single day in the US and Canada, making it a go-to destination especially for young adults who might be moving or decluttering, looking to furnish a new apartment, or finding an outfit for a first date. Meta Newsroom
• TikTok has confirmed it will not introduce end-to-end encryption for direct messages, diverging from rivals such as Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and X, arguing that full encryption would prevent safety teams and law enforcement from accessing harmful or illegal content when necessary. IGS - Legally Trained Consultants

Last updated: 19 April 2026