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Digital 2026

Featured | 15 Oct 2025

Digital 2026 is here! The latest and most comprehensive edition in our Global Digital Reports series, Digital 2026 brings together everything you need to know about global trends across social media, the internet, mobile, AI, and e-commerce.

Think Forward 2025

Featured | 21 Nov 2024

Enter The Liveable Web: separating joy from progress and prioritising slower consumption.

We Are Social’s Monday Mashup #757

Meta improves Reel recommendations, TikTok Shop launches AI tools, X releases guide for advertisers, and more social media news.

Unlocking the Creator Economy: Relationships over Reach

In this piece, Matt Roberts explores how brands can stay relevant by rethinking how they work with creators and connect with the people behind the scenes who make the internet feel alive.

We Are Social’s Monday Mashup #755

TikTok launches new space for sports clubs, Instagram chief shares thoughts on AI, TikTok protects shoppers from fraud, and more social media news.

Taking a look back on The Feed in 2025

Over the past year, The Feed has documented the biggest trends on social. Check out the top 3 liked posts from the past year and learn why they took over our feeds.

The global trends that shaped social in 2025

We have collated insights from our leaders in APAC, North America and EMEA, presenting a unified view of a diverse media environment that is more integral to brand growth than ever before.

We Are Social’s Monday Mashup #754

Instagram updates Story sharing, TikTok launches Shared Collections, Meta gives Facebook a makeover, and more social media news.

We Are Social’s Monday Mashup #753

Meta launches new support hub and AI assistant, TikTok launches Nearby Feed, Instagram tests early access Reels, and more social media news.

How Brand Discovery on Social Accelerated in 2025

In 2025, social’s role as a channel for discovery has accelerated. In this blog, Jim Coleman breaks down what’s been happening and what brands need to know going into 2026.

We Are Social’s Monday Mashup #752

YouTube expands its Gen AI features, Threads makes group chats easier, YouTube tests customisable feeds, and more social media news.

We Are Social’s Monday Mashup #751

Instagram upgrades its HDR support, Facebook adds Content Protection, X rolls out account information feature, and more social media news.

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