COLIN KIRKLAND
Colin Kirkland is a staff writer at MediaPost covering social media and mobile media, among other topics.
- X Limits Grok AI Image Generation To Paying Subscribers in
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01/09/2026
While the official Grok app allows anyone to generate AI images for free, the Grok account issued a statement this week that it will no longer generate and edit images on the platform for non-paying
users.
- Roblox Enforces Global Age Checks For Chat Access in
MediaDailyNews on
01/08/2026
After testing proprietary facial-recognition technology in December, Roblox has announced it is rolling out new mandatory age-verification measures to users across the globe.
- TikTok To Stream 2026 FIFA World Cup Content in
MediaDailyNews on
01/08/2026
FIFA has announced it will broadcast clips of games from the 2026 World Cup tournament directly on the social video-sharing app.
- Pinterest, Roku Bring Pinners To CTV in
MediaDailyNews on
01/07/2026
Following its acquisition of tvScientific earlier this month, Pinterest has announced a creator-focused CTV series via the Roku TV streaming company.
- xAI Raises Billions In Additional Funding in
MediaDailyNews on
01/07/2026
xAI announced that it has exceeded its initial targeted round size, securing $20 billion in an effort to launch new consumer and enterprise products, build data centers and advance Grok 5, its newest
AI model.
- Meta Halts Global Sales Of New Ray-Ban Smart Glasses in
MediaDailyNews on
01/06/2026
Meta has issued an unexpected pause to its planned international expansion of its newest Ray-Ban Smart Glasses model, "Meta Ray-Ban Display," following major budget cuts to its Reality Labs metaverse
division.
- Threads Reportedly Testing Chat-Based Gaming in
MediaDailyNews on
01/06/2026
As Threads continues to grow, it is experimenting with a gaming feature directly in chats, prompting users to shoot hoops by swiping their finger on the screen.
- TikTok Launches Immersive Hub For Sponsored Sports Content in
MediaDailyNews on
01/05/2026
"TikTok GamePlan," a new in-app resource, is intended to help official sports organizations better utilize growing sports fandom and relevant cultural movements on the platform.
- Pew: TikTok Most Popular Social News Source For Gen Z in
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12/31/2025
U.S. consumers ages 18-29 are using TikTok more than any other social-media platform - overtaking competitors YouTube, Facebook and Instagram for the first time, according to a survey conducted by
Pew Research Center.
- Trump Smartphone Rollout Faces More Delays in
MediaDailyNews on
12/31/2025
The Trump Organization's gold-colored "T1" smartphone release has been delayed again, according to a report by "The Financial Times."