Snapchat launched Home Safe, letting users send one-time alerts to friends or family when they get home safely.

VSCO made its standalone iOS camera app Capture available globally. Creators can snap photos using over 50 live camera presets, manually control camera settings like shutter speed and exposure, shoot in Raw format, and more.

Twitch is rolling out Subfeeds for the Clips Feed. These appear at the top of the feed as a horizontal, scrollable shelf and organize clips by popular categories and collections.

Instagram recently shared a breakdown of which content formats to use based on goals.

Edits added a new Royalty-Free music tab. Creators can easily search for music they can use in promotional content, such as brand partnerships, without worrying about copyright issues.

Threads now lets users send photos via Direct Messages.

Facebook added the ability for users to add music and themed backgrounds to text posts.

Substack raised $100 million in Series C funding, valuing the company at over $1.1 billion. The funds will be used to invest in better tools for creators, expand support for its ecosystem of writers, and “double down” on its app.

TikTok is beta testing Songwriter Features, a set of tools designed specifically for songwriters.

Facebook is cracking down on unoriginal content. After taking action on over 500,000 accounts engaging in spammy behavior and removing 10 million profiles impersonating creators, Facebook is now enforcing stricter policies on accounts reposting others’ content.

Roblox introduced a new licensing platform featuring License Manager and Licenses Catalog. Through this, eligible creators will be able to license IP from Netflix, Lionsgate, Sega, Kodansha, and more to build experiences on the platform.

Instagram has started rolling out an Auto Scroll feature. For some users, the option appears when tapping the three dots on a post. Once enabled, content will automatically play and move to the next post without requiring any swiping.