Facebook and Instagram disable some features in Europe

Due to new privacy rules in Europe, certain messaging-related ads, targeting, and audiences for ads delivered to and from Europe are paused. Plus; messaging-related metrics, organic messaging features, and messaging API features are also affected.

LinkedIn adds new 'Products' tab on company pages

This dedicated space showcases product offerings and highlights key businesses. It can spotlight product endorsements and testimonials by users, gather ratings and reviews from users and generate leads with a custom call-to-action button.

Periscope is being shut down in March 2021

Twitter will discontinue its separate mobile app, Periscope. However, the company will continue to offer live video streaming via its integrated Twitter Live feature available in the main app.

New creative tools in Instagram Reels and Stories

Instagram is adding new 'Audio Mix' and 'Voice-over' options into Reels composition tools. There is now a 'Reels' watermark to the top left of clips to ensure branding. Plus an updated 'edit clips' option and a new 'Camera Booth' mode are also some of the new additions. Learn more here.

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Adobe brings 20,000 new social media design assets to Spark

On the Design Assets tab in Adobe; you can search and browse thousands of design elements exclusive to Spark. Textures, overlays, professional illustrations, frames, shapes, and borders for every style is available.

New AR 'Try-On' Ads within Google Shopping is a thing now

Google announced that it's testing out its own variation of AR 'Try-on' tools within Google Shopping listings. The new displays are being launched in the US this week. Google also partnered up with SnapChat for 'Year in Search' AR Experience. Google Lens enables you to look over a series of images which represent the key events from 2020. You can then tap on each to further explore a specified topic.