Adam Mosseri addressed all those complaints about Instagram’s changes
This week in Hard Refresh: Social we review Facebook hijackers, Snap stock, TikTok pink sauce, & more!
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2 min readAug 10, 2022
FACEBOOK & META
- For the first time EVER, Meta reported a decline in revenue after it missed earnings expectations in Q2.
- A new malware is hijacking Facebook business accounts, are you protected?
- Instagram is getting a lot of backlash for a new feed test that’s in beta, so much so that big time users like the Kardashians are voicing their opinions and Adam Mosseri had to make an address.
- In another update, Instagram has changed all video content that’s under 15 minutes into Reels.
SNAPCHAT
- Snap stock has seen better days.
- Twitter also reported had a quarterly sales drop this week, reportedly spending $33 million on their pending Musk acquisition.
- Twitter’s new Status feature is almost ready for release.
AR, VR, & AI
- Zuckerberg reports that Meta has plans to double the amount of AI-recommended content in users’ feeds.
- Snap debuted its first AR game this week and it’s a spooky one!
- Also, if you scan over this week’s Lollapalooza-themed issue of Billboard magazine with the Snap camera, you’ll be treated to a special augmented reality experience.
NOTEWORTHY
- BeReal is the anti-Instagram app, and it’s soaring to the top of the App Store charts. Didn’t this already happen with the Vero app (now nowhere to be found)?
- TikTok added new captioning and translation tools to help maximize video reach.
VIRAL CONTENT
- Have you heard of Pink Sauce that went viral on TikTok?
