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YouTube Adds AI Audio Replacement Options, Tests ‘Hype’ Purchasing

YouTube has updated its “Replace Song” function in YouTube Studio, with new AI-based recommendations for potential replacements for tracks you may not be licensed to use, while it’s also announced a new test of its “Hype” program, which is designed to help in amplifying smaller creators. First off, on “Replace Song”. In July last year, YouTube added a range of new audio editing options in YouTube Studio, in order to help creators address copystrikes, and keep their uploads active in the app.

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LinkedIn Tests Alternate Feed of Updates From Only Your Connections

LinkedIn’s testing out a new way to potentially drive more engagement in the app, by giving users an option to switch to a feed of only updates from people in their first degree network.

LinkedIn’s tabs experiment will provide two tabs to choose from, either “All”, which will be the default, and is your current LinkedIn feed, and “My Network”, which will only display content from your connections, as well as people and pages you follow. The format sounds a lot like LinkedIn’s “Discover” feed experiment, which it tried out with some users back in 2022, providing more options to control your LinkedIn feed.

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Pinterest Plans To Roll Out More Transparent AI Labeling on Posts

Good news for Pinners, with the platform announcing plans to begin broader labeling of AI-generated content in the app soon. Well, maybe “announcing” isn’t quite the right term here.

Futurism published a post that highlighted the rising influx of AI generated content in the app, which is now overwhelming some users.

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YouTube Announces Updates to its Teen Safety Tools

YouTube has announced some new safety features for teen users, including a range of additional third party resources to help encourage more conscious, safe online viewing behaviors. First off, YouTube has partnered with the American Psychological Association (APS) on the release of a new parents guide, which includes “evidence-based recommendations to support teens’ healthy video-viewing habits.”

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X Adds Feed Sorting Options for Communities

X has rolled out its latest update for Communities, providing you with more options to sort posts within a community feed, which could encourage more active, topical engagement. As outlined by X engineer Dong Wook Chung, X has added several new feed sorting options within the community display, so you can arrange group posts by trending and popularity (Likes), along with chronological sorting options.

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Social Media Platforms Challenge Australia’s Proposed Under 16 Ban

As Australia continues to progress towards a social media ban for all users under the age of 16, the major players are now pushing for more clarity about the bill’s intention, and the logic that’s gone into its formulation. Last November, Australia’s Parliament pushed through a vote to implement a new law that will force all social media platforms to ban users under the age of 16. The bill, which was subject to limited response and external debate, includes various provisions, and will factor in pending requirements around age checking for the platforms, and how exactly they’ll be enforced.

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