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• Halloween Social Videos Amass Over 6.6 Billion Views in October Alone
• Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Announces New Ban On Political Ads, Takes Shot At Facebook

  Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey pulled no punches in his announcement of the platform’s new policy banning political advertising.

  
• Sardonic Twitter Account ‘Dril’ Nabs Weekly Web Series On Adult Swim

  Dril, a cult-followed Twitter creator who chooses to keep his identity secret (though he has previously been doxxed), has gotten his own web series.

  
• Facebook, YouTube, Twitter Refuse To Remove Trump Campaign Ad That Pushes Biden/Ukraine Conspiracy Theory

  Facebook is refusing to remove a Donald Trump campaign ad that touts the president’s current conspiracy theory du jour: that Democrat rival and former vice president Joe Biden attempted to get a Ukranian prosecutor fired in order to prevent that prosecutor from looking into a company tied to his son.

  
• YouTube, Facebook, Instagram Are Epicenters For Steroid Sales — And So Are Their Recommendation Algorithms (Study)
• Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Is Latest Victim Of Hackers Who Targeted Shane Dawson, James Charles
• These Brands Dominated Social Video Through The First Half of 2019 (Study)
• What Actually Counts As Good Engagement For Influencer Marketing?
• Twitter Will Now Hide, Suppress Spread Of Government Officials’ Tweets That Violate Its Guidelines
• Public Metrics Were Never Designed To Be As Important As They Are
• Twitter Is Hiring A ‘Tweeter In Chief’ To Mastermind Its In-House Account
• Twitter Bans Members Of Popular YouTube Music Group For Posting Covers Of Elton John Songs