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🧵 A Story of Bias and Broken Enforcement on Facebook The Rescue Post Paradox Imagine you're managing a small animal‐rescue page. You share daily updates: dogs needing homes, local stray cats, links to adoption events. Then one day your posts start disappearing or being flagged as spam when followers try to share them. It’s bewildering. 😢 You're not alone. Reddit users working with shelters report exactly that: “When their followers share our posts, they are being flagged as spam and removed … mostly updates on rescues, new intakes, events” One wrote: "FB AI interprets a lot of shelter and rescue posts as fishing for likes” and even changed posts by replacing words like “cat” with emoji to avoid detection. Despite appeals, many shelters received no explanation and saw continued suppression of engagement. Facebook’s Spam Moderation Logic Facebook defines spam as content designed to deceive, mislead, or artificially inflate engagement. Flooding feeds, impersonating accounts...

Top 10 new or emerging social media platforms (2024–2025) whether for inspiration, trend analysis, or business opportunity—here are some up-and-coming platforms that are gaining traction globally or in niche markets: 1. BeReal Concept: Spontaneous, real-life photo sharing once a day at a random time. Why It’s New: Anti-filter, anti-perfection. Promotes authenticity. Big Data Angle: Minimal data use; mostly behavioral insights for feature improvement. User Base: Gen Z-heavy, especially in Europe and North America. 2. Lemon8 (by ByteDance) Concept: Instagram-meets-Pinterest aesthetic feed for lifestyle content. Why It’s New: Heavily promoted by TikTok’s parent company ByteDance. Big Data Angle: Uses TikTok-like algorithms for content suggestion. Focus: Fashion, beauty, fitness, food. 3. Gas (acquired by Discord) Concept: Teens compliment each other anonymously. Why It’s New: Positive social engagement, mental-health friendly. Big Data Use: Sentiment analysis, moderation, trend mapping am...

The top 10 social media platforms to improve business traffic and run effective ads, based on 2024–2025 global data, including active users, engagement patterns, ad reach, and cost-effectiveness. These platforms are selected based on their ability to generate leads, brand awareness, conversions, and ROI across different industries. 1. Facebook Monthly Active Users (MAU): ~3.05 billion Ad Reach: 2.2+ billion Best For: Broad reach, retargeting, local businesses, B2C, B2B Key Strengths: Advanced targeting (age, interests, location, behavior) Highly effective for lead gen and eCommerce (via FB Shops & Ads) Strong performance in Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa Insights: 70% of marketers say Facebook Ads deliver the best ROI (HubSpot 2024). CPM is rising but still cheaper than LinkedIn. 2. Instagram MAU: ~2.2 billion Ad Reach: ~1.6 billion Best For: Fashion, beauty, food, lifestyle, influencers Key Strengths: High visual engagement (Stories, Reels, Shopping) Younger demographic (18...