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6. Snapchat has launched Sponsored AI Lenses for brands 📸 This allows advertisers to create their own custom AI-enhanced image for users when they take a selfie in the Snapchat camera, with prime position in the Lens Carousel.

6 new social platform updates to catch up on 👇 1. TikTok’s US ban has been extended again 🇺🇸 TikTok’s owner ByteDance now has until 18 June to finalise a deal that could see the app’s US operations transfer to American ownership.

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6. Pinterest has started labelling its AI-generated images 🤖 Rather than requiring users to tag their content as AI-generated, Pinterest detects the use of AI through the image’s metadata.

6 new social platform updates you should know 👇 1. Instagram is reportedly developing a standalone Reels app 🎞️ It’s part of an internal project called Project Ray aimed at boosting longer videos and improving content recommendations.

6. LinkedIn continues to lean into 9:16 with new video updates 🖥️ The 9:16 full-screen immersive video feed will now launch on desktop as well as mobile, and LinkedIn is making it easier for you to get discovered through video. Hear all these stories in full: pod.fo/e/2add56

5. Instagram is rolling out a range of updates to the grid 🤔 After replacing the 1:1 grid with 4:5 previews, Instagram is working on two more updates: an Edit Grid tool to customise your grid view, and an update that relocates Stories Highlights to a separate tab within the grid.

6 social platform updates to stay clued up on 👇 1. TikTok still faces a ban in the US if no buyer is found 🇺🇸 TikTok has until 4 April to negotiate a deal with a new buyer or come under joint ownership with Byte Dance and the US government – if not, then it faces a full ban.