Daily Social Media News Roundup 19.07.2019
Today’s social media news, rounded up in one place so you don’t have to go anywhere else.
👉 BBC Global News plans to beef up advertising sales staff in 2019
👉 13 Philadelphia officers suspended "with intent to dismiss" for social media posts
👉 Instagram adds new warnings for accounts which are close to being banned
👉 LinkedIn engagement continues to rise, according to parent company Microsoft's latest update
BBC Global News plans to beef up advertising sales staff in 2019 - DigiDay
After a period of downsizing and cost-cutting, BBC Global News is back on a growth path with plans to hire approximately 20 staff across advertising sales and digital products in 2019.
The planned hires are indicative of the media owner’s international ads business once again profiting, which it attributes largely to an internal restructure of its advertising division which completed last April, according to BBC Global News CEO Jim Egan.
13 Philadelphia officers suspended "with intent to dismiss" for social media posts - CNN
Thirteen Philadelphia police officers have been suspended for 30 days "with intent to dismiss" following an investigation into hateful or racist social media content compiled by The Plain View Project, the city's police commissioner announced on Thursday.
Four additional officers with less offensive posts will receive a 30-day suspension, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross Jr. said at Thursday's conference.
Instagram Adds New Warnings for Accounts Which Are Close to Being Banned - social media today
Instagram is taking a more active role in stamping out anti-social and concerning behaviour on its platform, introducing new tools - and even removing post like counts - in order to focus on user well-being.
The latest measure on this front is an update to its policy enforcement processes, which will see the platform implement time-based accruals of policy violations, which will also enable the implementation of new warnings for accounts that are close to being banned.
LinkedIn Engagement Continues to Rise, According to Parent Company Microsoft's Latest Update - Social media today
When Microsoft acquired LinkedIn back in 2016, one of the smaller elements lost in the shuffle was LinkedIn's individual company performance reports, which included in-depth stats on user numbers, engagement metrics, and other elements, giving us a clearer understanding of the professional social network's status.
