Beehiiv has introduced a Creator Accelerator program for established creators looking to launch and grow a newsletter.

Instagram is now flagging Reels that are ineligible for Partnership Ads. When creators share a Reel and toggle on the 'Allow brand partner to boost' option, but it contains an element that makes it ineligible for ads, Instagram prompts creators users to make edits before sharing the Reel.

Reddit launched a Brand Affiliate tag. Users must add this tag to identify posts or comments with commercial intent or incentives.

Instagram has added a feature that enables users to share a carousel of photos in different sizes. During the editing process, users can click on a resize icon that offers three options: Original, Portrait (or Horizontal, depending on the first photo's ratio), and Square.

The Original option keeps the photos in their original sizes. The Portrait (or Horizontal) option resizes all photos to either portrait or horizontal format. The Square option resizes all photos to square format. After selecting an option, users can preview how each photo will appear when published.

Threads rolled out an updated desktop experience, allowing users to pin columns for different feeds such as For You, Following, Liked or Saved Posts, Activity, and other user profiles.

TikTok has been implementing mid-roll ads. While watching longer videos, over a minute, some users are being served ads during the videos, typically towards the end. In these cases, a pop-up appears at the top right of the video with a countdown for the ad to start. The ad then starts playing with the option for users to skip it. After skipping or letting the ad play through, the video continues.

TikTok launched TikTok Studio, a creation and management platform. Creators can use it to create, edit, upload, manage, and analyze their content and account. It offers a range of tools, including auto-captions, auto-cut, post-scheduling, comment filtering, and audience insights.

TikTok added Streaks. Users can unlock Streaks after sending messages to each other for three consecutive days. Streaks end if both users fail to message each other within a 24-hour period.

In a recent video, Instagram explained how users can post videos longer than 90 seconds.

Pinterest is currently accepting applications for the Pinterest Inclusion Fund in partnership with Shopify. The fund is open to small merchant businesses, independent publishers, and boutique creator agencies based in the US and Canada.

Twitch rolled out a redesigned mobile app.

VSCO has introduced a Galleries feature, enabling creators to organize their photos by projects, themes, topics, and more.