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Newfronts, landmark Meta/YouTube court cases and more. This may have been the busiest month of the year thus far in the world of social media and influencer marketing, so let's break down the top platform news, best brand influencer activations, and reports worth reading.

February was a weird month. It started with Moltbook and UpScrolled exploding onto the scene, saw Spain and many more countries join the fold of a potential u16 social media ban, and a slew of new social features including Snapchat subscriptions, TikTok's local feed and Instagram's "Shop the Look" feature that has creators up in arms. So lets dive into the top social platform updates, best brand creator activations and reports worth reading. 

TikTok finalized it's US spinoff, Meta is testing paid subscriptions, X does a $1M giveaway for articles, and much more. Let's dive into the social platform news, best brand influencer activations, and reports worth reading in this edition of the Influencer Marketing Roundup. 

The TikTok spin off has been "signed", Instagram is launching a TV app, the Oscars is coming to YouTube, and much more. It was a busy month in the world of social media and influencer marketing, so let's dive into the top social updates, best brand influencer activations and reports worth reading.

The TikTok spin off has been "signed", Instagram is launching a TV app, the Oscars is coming to YouTube, and much more. It was a busy month in the world of social media and influencer marketing, so let's dive into the top social updates, best brand influencer activations and reports worth reading.

TikTok is giving users more algorithm control and betting big on podcasts, Meta launches content protections for creators, YouTube is back on the DM's, and much more. It was a busy month in the world of social media and influencer marketing, so let's dive into the top social updates, best brand influencer activations and reports worth reading.

Instagram goes back to it's social roots, Sora makes history, Gap roles out an affiliate program, and much more. It was a busy month in the world of social media and influencer marketing, so let's dive into the top social updates, best brand influencer activations and reports worth reading.

A TikTok sale is possibly near (yet again), YouTube went big with their creator announcements, Instagram links may be on the horizon (one can only hope), and much much more. It was a busy month in the world of social media and influencer marketing, so let's dive into the top social updates, best brand influencer activations and reports worth reading. 

Instagram made a slew of announcements, TikTok's still not banned, YouTube's on the offensive, and ESPN is going all in with creators. It was a busy month in the world of influencer marketing, so let's dive into the top social updates, best brand influencer activations and reports worth reading. 

We may have witnessed the two marketing campaigns of the year this month with American Eagle and Astronomer. And that was just the tip of the July spear. So let's take a look at the top social platform updates, best brand/influencer campaigns, and industry reports worth reading from a busy July

TikTok's quietly rolling out a new feature called Bulletin Boards,  Instagram and TikTok are working on TV apps to compete with YouTube, YouTube announced a new feature called “open call” for brands to audition content from creators  and Starbucks is hiring two “Global Coffee Creators,” who will travel to different cities around the world. These are just a few of the stories from a busy month of June in the world of influencer marketing. 

From the Upfronts and Newfronts, to major platform updates, to brand collabs that had us all talking - let's look back at the busy month of May in the world of influencer marketing and the creator economy

Meta launched their CapCut competitor Edits to mixed reviews, YouTube celebrated their 20th anniversary with a slew of new features, and OpenAI is building its own social media network. This and much more from a busy April in the world of influencer marketing and social media.

We are days away from the TikTok ban deadline, but that's not stopping the platform from releasing new features. Nor is Instagram or YouTube slowing down. Let's take a look at the top social stores, best brand influencer campaigns, and top reports worth reading from the month of March. 

TikTok is back in the app stores, Instagram may release Reels as a separate app, and YouTube is officially watched more on TV's than phones. This and much more from a busy February in the world of influencer marketing and social media.