Social media updates you NEED to know this week

👏 Instagram now lets you view analytics on desktop / web

👀 LinkedIn has updated its algorithm to give your content more longevity with suggested posts, meaning your posts could live on for “months or even years”

😳 TikTok is losing MORE songs on the platform over Universal Music Group Dispute, as all songs that have been written/co-written by a songwriter signed at UMG are being removed

🗺️ Instagram is allegedly working on a Friends Map to allow users to see their friends location

🪡 Threads has rolled out the ability of users to bookmark their favourite posts

👹 LinkedIn’s editor in chief, Dan Roth, confirmed that the platform has stopped attributing the ‘read more’ button as a ranking signal

📲 X, FKA Twitter, now lets users choose the quality of video playback in-stream

🎠 Google is testing a most-read articles carousel in search