OpenAI and Google's use of YouTube videos to train AI models raising questions

Meta and Instagram updating policies to label AI-generated content

🔥Hot 5 This Week!

1. Meta plans to more broadly label AI-generated content.

   AI content legality is a major concern on social media, necessitating disclosure on platforms like TikTok and YouTube

2. OpenAI and Google trained AI models on YouTube videos

   Copyrighted training data significantly impacts AI model quality, making copyright a crucial issue.

3. LinkedIn introduces CTV ads for B2B campaigns

   LinkedIn has ramped up efforts recently, launching short videos and new ad campaigns.

4. TikTok's New Photo App Looks to be a Step Closer to Reality

   Reality again?? May be a new strategy to stay in the US market.

5. A TikTok Whistleblower Got DC's Attention. Do His Claims Add Up?

News about social media platforms

Don't waste your Monday on Twitter trends or any RSS feeds, this is your one-stop resource for social media marketing updates.

1. Meta (Facebook&IG)

• Meta plans to more broadly label AI-generated content

• Meta asks a judge to throw out an FTC antitrust case

• Meta briefly blocked a local news organization critical of Facebook

• Americans lost over $1 million last year falling for online puppy adoption scams, largely on Facebook Marketplace

• Is posting a photo dump on Instagram cringe now?

• Instagram Adds Notify Sticker To Help Creators Maximize Fan Connections

• Meta explains why the NYC/NJ earthquake didn't trend earlier in the day

• Microsoft AI gets a new London hub fronted by former Inflection and Deepmind scientist Jordan Hoffmann

2. TikTok

• A TikTok Whistleblower Got DC's Attention. Do His Claims Add Up?

• TikTok's New Photo App Looks to be a Step Closer to Reality

3. YouTube

• OpenAI transcribed over a million hours of YouTube videos to train GPT-4

• YouTube CEO warns OpenAI that training models on its videos is against the rules

• Who exactly is YouTube's multicam Coachella stream for?

4. Google

• Reminder – Google is turning off all Universal Analytics services and APIs

• Engadget Podcast: Why pay $10 a month to get away from Google search?

• Google is working on a 'lookup' button for unknown callers on Android

• Google Mulls HubSpot Acquisition

5. Snapchat

• Snapchat turns off controversial 'Solar System' feature by default after bad press

• Snapchat Demotes Controversial 'Solar System' Feature

• Snap Plays Catch Up to Apple, Meta with Spatial Audio AR Filing

6. Twitter (X)

• X Faces a Ban in Brazil as Elon Defies Government Order to Censor Users

7. LinkedIn

• LinkedIn introduces CTV ads for B2B campaigns

• New Study Looks at Most Effective LinkedIn Post Types in 2024

Other Technology and Business News

• Elon Musk says he'll unveil a Tesla robotaxi on August 8

• OpenAI's GPT Store Is Triggering Copyright Complaints

• Microsoft Reports Increase in China-Based Influence, Which May Not Bode Well for TikTok

This is all the news about social media last week,comment with anything missed. Let’s build a marketer&creator community here.

Cheers,

Alex from SocialMaven