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Unpicking the teen social media shakeup that started this week in Australia
As Australia enlarges its list of banned platforms for under-16s to include Twitch, the world is watching to see what kids do next, and if the internet…
 • Drew Benvie
Battenhall's Year Ahead in Social 2026 event, in review
This week I hosted Battenhall's Year Ahead in Social event at The British Library in London. Hands down one of my absolute highlights of the year…
 • Drew Benvie
How to use Sora 2, ChatGPT's new AI video social network
With private beta invites selling for hundreds on eBay, OpenAI's latest launch, Sora 2, is the hot ticket in more ways than one.
 • Drew Benvie
Notes from San Francisco, end of an era from Typepad, and the future of cars
I'm back from a visit to the Bay Area, and having chatted to local clients, colleagues and friends out there to get a sense of social media, I feel…
 • Drew Benvie
Crystal ball time: social media in 2026
On 5th November I’ll be presenting at Battenhall’s annual social media keynote in London, and as I look at what's shaping the year ahead, it feels like…
 • Drew Benvie
The Social Media Report #32: I have a funny feeling
Some holiday reading on dystopian AI-controlled futures
 • Drew Benvie
The Social Media Report #31: Will UK's 'world first' Online Safety Bill send ripples or a tsunami?
Social media users are to benefit from new laws to protect them online, according to the UK government’s Online Safety Bill which was launched…
 • Drew Benvie
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