This Week in Social is a weekly digest of some of the biggest stories in social media marketing news. These stories are the show notes for the Brave Ad World Podcast. Each story is discussed at a deeper level on the podcast.

This week’s headlines: Facebook Emphasizing Local News in the News Feed, Twitter Expands Sponsored Moments, Facebook Earnings Report Reveals Changes to User Behavior and Instagram Stories Lets Brands Create Longer Ads.

The week’s news quick hits: Fake Follower Company Brought Into Light, Facebook Launches Program to Lure Gamers, Facebook Aims to Improve Perceptions on Privacy, Instagram Lets Brands Publish Posts, Facebook Bans Cryptocurrency and Related Services, Coalition Asks Facebook to Shut Down Messenger Kids and Snapchat Launches Snap Store.

This Week in Social is a weekly digest of some of the biggest stories in social media marketing news. These stories are the show notes for the Brave Ad World Podcast. Each story is discussed at a deeper level on the podcast.

This week’s headlines: Facebook Letting Users Prioritize News Sources Based on Trust, Snapchat Makes Additional Investment in App Install Tech, Instagram Partners with GIPHY to Add GIF Stickers, Snapchat Breaks Stories Out of its Ecosystem and Twitter Working on Camera-Focused Interface.

The week’s news quick hits: Facebook Opts Out of Bidding to Stream Thursday Night NFL Games, Amazon Go Opens to the Public, Sponsored Instagram Content Doubled in 2017, Twitch Launches New Tools for Creators to Hype Content, Facebook Inks Deal with ESL for Esports Streaming, Facebook Acquires Identity Confirmation Service Confirm, Instagram Included in Nielsen’s Social Content Ratings, Google Expands Mute this Ad Program and Snapchat Removes White Border from Camera Roll Uploads.