This week, TikTok has launched a new (and kinder) version of its App in Europe, Threads has a load of new features with its expanded API, and Edits has released another update with even more video editing tools to play with.
Meanwhile, TikTok users are showing off their bobs and virtual scrapbooks are a big hit on Instagram. Read on for more social media news.
Meta releases new features on Edits
Image credit: Edits
Meta’s video editing app Edits has released its latest round of updates. First up, you can now extend your audio beyond the video, allowing you to add further clips and have more editing options. There are over 150 new fonts available, you can save drafts from Edits to Instagram, and you can also remove unwanted gaps in your video with the new “cut silences” tool. – perfect for those of us guilty of the millennial pause…
TikTok is launching a new app called TikTok Pro, featuring its new Sunshine Programme, which allows users to support charities. Users can earn “virtual sunshine” by inviting friends to join the app and by engaging with charity-related content. The virtual sunshine can then be applied to a charity, and TikTok will make a donation. The new app doesn’t have any livestreams, shopping features, or ads and is only available in Germany, Portugal, and Spain.
Threads has expanded its API functions, adding a list of new features. Meta first launched the Threads API in June last year, with a focus on post scheduling. The new updates include: location tagging for posts, the ability to add polls, delete posts, updated search analysis, and many more.
TikTok has officially launched Footnotes with roll-out starting in the U.S. The feature, similar to X’s and Meta’s Community Notes feature, is a user-based fact-checking system. TikTok users will be able to see notes that have been rated as helpful and submit their ratings in return. TikTok began allowing U.S. users to apply to be a contributor back in April, and now has nearly 80,000 Footnotes contributors.
