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TikTok has a bunch of new features and news to talk about, including Creator Chats - which Lia Haberman stops by to talk about. Instagram has taken away the ability to go Live if you have less than 1,000 followers - which Heston Roberts stops by to discuss. And Microsoft released a study of which jobs they think will be most impacted by LLMs - and which they think will be impacted the least. ICYMI: TikTok Bets on New Creator Chat Rooms — and Community?! (Substack)Find Lia Haberman: (Instagram) and (Threads)Interview with Lia: (Video) or (Audio) Instagram Restricts Live Streaming to Creators with 1K or More Followers (Social Media Today)Find Heston Roberts: (Instagram) and (Threads)Interview with Heston: (Video) or (Audio)Heston's ManyChat Template for DM Automation (Shopify) AI News:Microsoft Study - Working with AI: Measuring the Occupational Implications of Generative AI (Cornell University) Listen to AI News You Should To Know About (Podcast)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today's episode features the Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, answering a question about how Instagram has changed since purchased by Meta, plus Mark Zuckerburg stops by to talk about AI. Edits has a bunch of updates, and the YouTube team has tons of news too, then I get into Wednesday Waffle. Links:Instagram: Adam Mosseri answers how Instagram has changes (Instagram)Meta: Mark Zuckerberg Announces Personalized Superintelligence (Instagram)Edits Adds Remove Silence Feature and more (Threads)YouTube: Protections for Teens and Shorts Tools (YouTube)YouTube: Changes To Profanity and Monetization (YouTube) Wednesday Waffle:Yoto Mini Player - Kids Screen Free Audio Player (Amazon)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Kirsti Lang from the Buffer team stops by to share the best time to post on Instagram, and shares data that carousels are more engaging than Reels. Find Kirsti online at:Instagram: ⁠⁠@itsmekirsti⁠⁠Buffer: ⁠⁠Blog⁠⁠ Read all the articles discussed in the episode:⁠⁠Data Shows Instagram Reels are Best For Reach — But Not Engagement⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Best Time to Post on Instagram in 2025: We Analyzed 2 Million+ Posts to Find Out⁠ Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today we talk about Vine coming back and how great it was back in the day, plus the latest on the TikTok ban in the US. Additionally, Ashley Coffey and I dig into AI news around a new privacy first assistant and how the US Government has enacted Executive Orders for AI. Links:Twitter: Elon Musk: We’re bringing back Vine, but in AI form (Twitter)TikTok: Commerce Sec. Lutnick says TikTok will go dark if China won’t agree to U.S. control of the social media app (CNBC) AI News:Proton’s new privacy-first AI assistant encrypts all chats, keeps no logs (Techcrunch)The US Government Issues New Directives on AI Development (Social Media Today) Listen to AI News You Should To Know About (Podcast)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Meta has some updates to help keep teens safe. However, we all know they don't care about anything but profits, so I included a clip from Facebook's former Director of Policy, Sarah Wynn-Williams, explaining what Meta does to take advantage of teens. Also Adam Mosseri stops by to bust a myth, YouTube has some updates around Shorts and AI, then after the music I do Wednesday Waffle to talk about Beeper, a universal messaging app. Links:Meta: Expanding Teen Account Protections and Child Safety Features (Meta)Meta: Sarah Wynn Williams on 60 Minutes (YouTube)Instagram: Link In Bio Myth Busting (Instagram)YouTube: Unlock Next Level Shorts with New Creation Tools (YouTube Blog) Wednesday Waffle:Beeper - Universal Inbox App (Beeper.com)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Head of Instagram answers questions on his weekly Ask Me Anything, then I break them down and give my opinions (which no one asked for). Today's questions and answers have a lot of good info about reach, editing a post after it's made, and includes some feature suggestions. Links: Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Threads news dominates the show today, as Adam Mosseri is no longer the Head of Threads, and you can now DM photos (on the mobile app only!). Additionally Lindsey Gamble stops by to share his insights on Instagram's new Carousel Analytics, and Ashley Coffey and I talk about this week's AI news. Links:Threads: Exclusive: Meta names Connor Hayes head of Threads (Axios)Threads: You can now DM Photos on Threads (Threads)Instagram: Lindsey Gamble on Instagram's New Carousel Analytics (Beehiiv) AI News You Need to Know About (Podcast)Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

TikTok adds the ability to schedule posts from inside the app, the Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri stops by to explain how privacy settings for Story Highlights work, and the YouTube Creator Insider team shares an update on Hype and GIFs. Then Mathew Passy stops by to explain why creators can own their audience through a podcast.  Links:TikTok: Can Now Schedule Posts Inside App (Threads)Instagram: Story Highlights Privacy (Instagram)YouTube: Creator Insider Update - Hype and GIFs (YouTube) Podcast: Own Your Audience Forever with Mathew Passy (YouTube) (Apple Podcasts / Spotify / etc.) Wednesday Waffle: Instafel (Download) Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Facebook is taking a page from YouTube's playbook and taking steps to prevent spammy content and unoriginal content being reshared without crediting the original creators. Also, there's a petition to get Meta to provide support to people who have lost access to their accounts and can't get in touch with a person, then the Head of Instagram answers all the questions he's gotten recently. Show Links:Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: Combating Unoriginal Content to Protect and Elevate Creators (Facebook)Change.Org Petition: Meta Wrongfully Disabling Accounts with No Human Customer Support (Change.org)   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

YouTube made a small change to their policies which people seem to think prevents AI from being monetized - this is wrong and Rene Ritchie from the YouTube Creator Insider team stops by to explain why. Also Ashley Coffey and I dig into some AI news around Meta, a new bluetooth app for communicating, and OpenAI's upcoming browser.  Sign Up for The Weekly Email Roundup: NewsletterLeave a Review: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Me on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danielhillmedia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Show Links:YouTube Creator Monetization Policy Explanation (YouTube)YouTube: Mythbusting Monetization from Rene Ritchie (YouTube)  AI News You Should Know About:Meta Invests $3.5 Billion in World's Largest Eye-Wear Maker in Al Glasses Push (Yahoo)Jack Dorsey launches a WhatsApp messaging rival built on Bluetooth (CNBC)OpenAI to release web browser in challenge to Google Chrome (Reuters)  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.