IG, FB, WhatsApp Messaging Will Be Integrated; Pinterest's Skin Tone Palette Feature
This week in social media news, Facebook is working letting Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp users message each other, YouTube will curb promoting conspiracy theory videos, multiple studies find people over 65 and conservatives tend to spread fake news, Pinterest will roll out a skin tone palette on iOS devices, Twitter shares fall after their CEO talks about harassment and works on new ‘original tweeter’ feature, Google, Facebook and Amazon spent record numbers on lobbying last year, YouTube TV goes nationwide, Instagram says they’re not limiting post reach, Facebook might face a hefty fine from the FTC, Netflix lets you share its content on Instagram Stories, Linkedin lets marketers target ads based on interest, Twitter announces “new Twitter,” analysts foresee Instagram as Facebook’s main growth driver and Oreo’s new European campaign with Snapcodes to unlock a cookie-themed AR lens