The Latest AI Features on Your Favorite Social Media Platforms…

A weekly newsletter about all things social media by Nuelink

Hey there! Here’s your social media news recap for the week! 🔥

📱 Threads Rolls Out Custom Feeds: Threads is adding a new feature that lets users create and share custom feeds. Now you can curate content tailored to your interests or specific audiences. It’s part of Meta’s push to offer more personalization and compete with other platforms.

🤖 Instagram’s AI Tools are Coming: Instagram is testing AI-powered features to enhance your creativity. From AI-driven editing tools to automatically generated captions and hashtags, these updates are designed to make content creation easier and more creative.

⚖️ Meta Increases Transparency on AI Ads: Meta is improving how it labels AI-generated content in ads, ensuring users can clearly see what’s real and what’s created by AI. These updates aim to make AI usage more transparent.

📺 YouTube Expands Community Features: YouTube is now allowing all channels to share text updates, polls, and images via Community Posts! Plus, a new "Community Spaces" feature is being tested to boost fan engagement. On the CTV side, YouTube has redesigned channel pages and is rolling out updates to help creators organize content better.

🇺🇸 TikTok’s Uncertain Future in the U.S.: President Trump delayed a TikTok ban in January 2025, suggesting a possible joint venture between ByteDance and a U.S. company. China, however, remains cautious, and Chinese social media users are not happy about it. The saga continues as tensions over data security grow.

Which update caught your attention? Let’s chat below! 👇

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Read Our Blog Posts for This Week 📚

• Social Media Fact-Checking: Who Gets to Decide What’s True?

• How to Schedule Google Business Posts: A Simple Guide for Business Owners.

Create Content 🤳

Holidays 🎉

Feb 10

• International Epilepsy Day.

• Clean Out Your Computer Day.

Feb 11

• International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

• Safer Internet Day.

Feb 12

• Tourism Day.

• International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers.

Feb 13

• Galentine's Day.

• World Radio Day.

• Internet Friends Day.

Feb 14

• Valentine's Day.

• Frederick Douglass Day.

• International Book Giving Day.

Feb 15

• International Childhood Cancer Day.

• World Hippo Day.

Feb 16

• Innovation Day.

• World Whale Day.

Trends 📈

• The “Crazy That my Body Can’t Tell the Difference” Trend: Post a video with this song, featuring a clip of yourself and a text overlay sharing a specific anxiety or stressor you experience.

@ameliabrettschulteAll the same to me #corporate #corporatetiktok #corporatehumor #corporateamerica #9to5life #marketingtiktok #9to5 #corporategirlies

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• The “Baby There’s No Plane” Trend: Use this trending audio with a dramatic or disappointed expression. Add overlay text that sets up a question or statement, to showcase a scenario when you cannot have what you want anymore.

@vellmarie@grace #rip

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• The “How It Feels to Stop Myself” Trend: This image and audio combo perfectly capture the struggle of resisting a bad habit or intrusive thought, making it a relatable moment for creators to showcase their self-control.

https://www.tiktok.com/@nadinecontent/photo/7465055655733284128?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7432274814868964870

• The “Love” Trend: This song is just what you need for this time of the year. You can use this track for all types of content.

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Read about Social Media News 📰

TikTok 🎤🎧

• TikTok traffic is recovering, but it’s still not back in app stores.

• Trump says new US sovereign wealth fund could purchase TikTok.

• TikTok Showcases its Social Benefits in Canada as it Fights Ban Order.

• Trump wants a TikTok deal, but China still might let it die.

Instagram 📷

• Instagram Previews AI Elements in New ‘Edits’ App.

• Instagram Tests Option to Re-Arrange Your Profile Grid Display.

• Instagram Adds WhatsApp Connection Sticker for Stories.

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• X Adds New Elements to its Grok AI Chatbot.

Google 🔎

• Google scraps promise not to develop AI weapons.

• Google launches upgraded Gemini AI with new ‘thinking’ model.

• Google had to change its Super Bowl commercial because AI got something wrong.

YouTube 🎥

• YouTube’s new Discord-like Communities are rolling out to more creators.

• YouTube Highlights Super Bowl Activations and Engagement Stats.

• YouTube Expands Access to Communities, Adds New CTV Viewing Insights.

Facebook 📘

• Meta Outlines Improving AI Transparency Disclosures.

LinkedIn 🧑‍💼

• LinkedIn Publishes New Guide on Evolving Marketing Measurement.

• LinkedIn Rolls Out Updates to Video Presentation and Discovery.

Pinterest 📌

• Pinterest Reports Record Usage and Revenue in Q4.

Snapchat 👻

• Snapchat Offers Ad-Free Subscription Package.

• Snap unveils AI text-to-image model for mobile devices.

• Snap says TikTok uncertainty benefited its business.

• Snapchat+ subscribers can now create custom AI-generated stickers.

Threads 📝

• Meta Publishes Tips on How to Make Best Use of Threads.

• Threads now lets you share your custom feeds.

Hot SaaS Tools on the Market 🔨🧰

• Nuelink: Plans, automates, schedules, cross-posts, and manages your social media platforms and content for you.

• Trello Butler: An automation tool for Trello users, Butler helps automate repetitive tasks within boards. It’s great for project management teams who want to streamline workflows and save time.

• Pendo: A product analytics and user feedback tool that helps SaaS companies understand how users interact with their product. It’s excellent for gathering in-app feedback, tracking feature usage, and driving product improvement.

• Wavve: A tool for turning audio or podcasts into social media videos with customizable templates and dynamic visuals.

Our Two Cents on Social Media Marketing 🧙‍♂️

• As a user, familiarize yourself with the platform's rules to ensure your content stays within acceptable boundaries. Following these guidelines helps create a respectful and safe online environment for everyone.

• Don’t ignore or delete negative comments and reviews; addressing concerns publicly shows transparency and improves customer relationships.

• In marketing, steer clear of content that could alienate or offend your audience. Content that violates community guidelines can harm your brand’s reputation.

• As usual, use Nuelink to keep your social media marketing plan running without investing much time and resources with its automation and scheduling features.

I hope you enjoyed this week's Nuesletter by Nuelink. Stay tuned for the latest news, tips, and more!

See you next week!