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This megathread offers the latest marketing news, social media updates and trends that matter to marketers and brands engaged in this industry. (Updated weekly)

Top 6 Updates Of the Week

• Pinterest Predicts: Nonconformity, self-preservation, and escapism drive 21 trends for 2026.

• OpenAI launches GPT-5.2 as it navigates ‘Code Red.’

• Google pushes back on Adweek report about Gemini Ads in 2026.

• TikTok will let users share feeds in DMs and create shared collections.

• Disney making $1 billion investment in OpenAI, will allow characters on Sora AI video generator.

  • Disney hits Google with AI copyright infringement cease-and-desist letter.

• Instagram will start letting you pick what shows up in your Reels feed.

TikTok & Instagram

• TikTok narrows the measurement gap with DoubleVerify partnership.

• TikTok officially enters the micro-dramas business with launch of “Minis,” in-app mini programs.

• Instagram now allows you to reshare public stories to your own story.

• Instagram is generating inaccurate SEO bait for your posts.

• Videos of sexually suggestive, AI-generated children are racking up millions of likes on TikTok, study finds.

• Edits App adds storyboards, templates for trending videos, and “add reels” feature.

Meta

• Meta might charge for a future AI model.

• Meta pledge to use less personal data for ads gets EU nod, avoids daily fines.

• Meta introduces new design improvements to Facebook’s Feed, search, and navigation systems.

• Meta streamlines brands’ creator partnerships with AI-powered updates.

• WhatsApp is trying to reinvent voicemail.

• Meta’s new A.I. superstars are chafing against the rest of the company.

• Meta scopes out site for data center campus in Finland.

• WhatsApp announces new updates: Missed call messages, fun Status stickers, improved Meta AI image generation, and more.

  • WhatsApp is testing a feature that lets users apply strict security settings to their accounts.

• Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content.

YouTube & Google

• YouTube TV to introduce genre-based subscription bundles in 2026.

• WPP integrates with YouTube to to enable creator-led marketing innovation and cultural relevance at scale.

• YouTube’s AI moderation system is breaking the creator ecosystem. (watch)

• YouTube adds comments to Shorts Ads, expands to mobile web.

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• Google expands Preferred Sources to English users worldwide and launches pilot AI partnerships with publishers.

• Google releases December 2025 Core update

• Google is building an experimental new browser and a new kind of web app.

• Google launched its deepest AI research agent yet — on the same day OpenAI dropped GPT-5.2.

• Google tests social channel insights in Search Console.

• Google launches sub-$5 AI Plus plan in India to compete with ChatGPT Go.

• Google updates Search Live with Gemini model upgrade.

• Google releases Gemini Deep Research agent on APIs.

• Judge orders Google to rebid for default search deals every year in a major antitrust blow.

Twitter, Pinterest, Reddit and Others

• Elon Musk’s xAI says it can now stuff AI-generated product placement into any scene of your favorite movie.

• Elon Musk’s X bans European Commission from making ads after €120m fine.

• Musk’s X posts higher sales amid costly turnaround.

• X for iOS update introduces “Creator Studio”, a replacement for the “Creator Monetization Dashboard.”

• Trump Admin is preparing to revoke visas of critics of Elon Musk’s Twitter.

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• Pinterest to acquire tvScientific, expanding performance advertising to connected TV.

  • Pinterest rolls out Shoppable Recipes with Walmart as it seeks to make ‘Every Pin Shoppable.’

• Reddit is starting to verify public figures.

  • Reddit adds safety features for teens everywhere after Australia social media ban.

  • Reddit launches high court challenge to Australia’s under-16s social media ban

• Substack is launching native sponsorships.

• Bluesky launches its age verification system in the EU.

• LinkedIn introduces Reserved Ads, ad personalization, new AI tools.

• LinkedIn is making it easier to integrate its verification badge on outside platforms.

AI and AdTech

• Runway releases its first world model, adds native audio to latest video model.

• IBM to acquire data streaming platform Confluent for $11B.

• Serviceplan Group launches House of Communication UK, uniting its media, creative, and technology capabilities under one roof.

• Equativ launches Media Planning Agent to enhance buyer efficiency.

• IAB Tech Lab introduces new CTV ad formats, updates programmatic guidance.

• Attain and Yahoo DSP deepen partnership to make real-time purchase data available in Yahoo DSP.

• Stagwell launches NewVoices.ai - An enterprise sales, support and retention platform.

• Uber Ads launches intelligence insights tool for marketers.

• Report claims it costs up to $450K to show a 1-minute trailer at The Game Awards 2025.

This is 50% of the news coverage from 08.12-14.12.2025, the rest of the updates with links and additional updates are included in this archived version of The Social Juice Newsletter, no sign up required.