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• IGTV Is Funding Creator Content — When It Doesn’t Touch On Politics, Social Issues
• Halloween Social Videos Amass Over 6.6 Billion Views in October Alone

  As one might expect, Halloween generates plenty of conversation on social video. According to video measurement company Tubular Labs, Halloween-related videos made for more than 6.67 billion views across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube in the month of October this year.

  
• Facebook Launches ‘News’ Tab, Will Pay (Some) Partner Outlets For Their Content

  This morning, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (who recently endured a scathing interrogation by Congresspeople, particularly Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, about how Facebook handles election security and fact-checking) introduced the platform’s News tab, which is rolling out today to about 200,000 users in the U.S.

  
• Facebook, Under Fire For Political Ad Policies, Lays Out Election Protection Plan

  After facing significant backlash for its recent decision not to ban political ads that contain false information, Facebook today made a flurry of announcements about what it’s doing to prevent interference in the 2020 U.S. Presidential election.

  
• Facebook, YouTube, Twitter Refuse To Remove Trump Campaign Ad That Pushes Biden/Ukraine Conspiracy Theory
• Facebook, Like Instagram, To Test Hiding ‘Likes’, Reactions, And Video Viewcounts
• Insights: Apple And Comcast Giveaways May Net Tens Of Millions Of Subscribers And Send SVOD Super Derby Back To Where TV Started
• YouTube, Facebook, Instagram Are Epicenters For Steroid Sales — And So Are Their Recommendation Algorithms (Study)
• Facebook Unveils Several Video Product Updates, Including ‘Live’ Rehearsals, Pre-Scheduled ‘Watch Parties’
• Google And Facebook To Face Antitrust Probes Investigating Their Impact On The Digital Ad Market
• Facebook Watch Partners With International News Organizations To Produce New Slate
• Facebook Is Developing ‘Threads,’ An Instagram-Adjacent Messaging App That Automatically Shares Location, Battery Life Data (Report)