TikTok is paying users for feedback 👀

It's been a pretty interesting week in social media—from TikTok stepping into the ring to fight its ban to Meta causing panic in almost everyone online, you better strap in and get ready.

It's time to dig into the latest social media news so you know what to focus on this week:

Are you ready to rumbleeeee! Because TikTok definitely is!

TikTok has officially filed a lawsuit against the US government over the TikTok ban. The lawsuit outlines that the move to ban the app is “unconstitutional” and selling the app isn’t possible so it’ll be forced to say goodbye to the USA.

Further in the lawsuit, TikTok explains that if it did sell, the American version of the app wouldn’t be anywhere near the real version. Thus making a poorer experience for users.

While there aren’t a ton of bites for buyers of the app, with this lawsuit, it seems like TikTok wouldn’t be willing to sell it at all anyways.

So the possibility of a permanent ban in the US seems quite likely. Eeek!

• You get a badge! And you get a badge! Instagram is sending achievement badges anytime you hit a milestone.
  
  

• You can officially shop on YouTube Shorts.
  
  

• Not sure what to post on YouTube? YouTube has solved that with its AI Ideas Generator.
  
  

• Eeeek! It looks like Musk is in trouble with the EU for X’s deepfakes.
  
  

• The first look at TikTok Notes.
  
  

• If you care how many people have seen your Thread, you can now get the exact follower count. Yay.
  
  

• Finally! TikTok is automatically labeling all AI-generated content.
  
  

• TikTok is paying users to give feedback on its new app TikTok Notes.
  
  

• Posting longer Reels? You might want to stop that, according to Instagram.
  
  

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Did you see absolutely everyone panicking about Meta Verified this weekend or was it just me?

ICYMI: Meta is now expanding its paid verification to businesses and it seems like it could cost some businesses a pretty penny to get that blue checkmark.

There will be three plans:

• Business Standard: $14.99/month
• Business Plus: $44.99/month
• Business Premium: $119.99/month
• Business Plus: $349.99

While the standard will give you that badge most people want so much, the other plans offer just a little bit more like Meta Support, Featured Account, Links in Reels, Account Review, Employee impersonation Protection, and more.

Would you be willing to pay up for those features? Or do you think, like us, that Meta Support should be a thing for all? 🙃

This wasn’t on my 2024 bingo card. Jack Dorsey, original co-founder of Twitter AKA X, has pulled an Uno Reverse by leaving Bluesky, the social network company he started, and has told users of X to stay on the platform.

Wut?

Last week, Dorsey left the board of Bluesky and confirmed his leaving on X by telling a user he was no longer with the company. Bluesky quickly confirmed by removing Dorsey from its website and thanking him in a post.

Dorsey has since contributed money to a crypto social network Nostr, unfollowed everyone but three people on X, and tweeted that you should defend your rights “using freedom technology. (you're on one).”

Intriguing. Very intriguing.

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