COLIN KIRKLAND
Colin Kirkland is a staff writer at MediaPost covering social media and mobile media, among other topics.
- TikTok To Build Second Finland Data Center For EU User Info Storage in
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04/09/2026
TikTok will invest around $1.2 billion in a new data center in Finland, where it will store the platform's European Union user information separately from China due to global privacy concerns.
- TikTok Adds Wix Integration For SMB Brands in
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04/09/2026
By connecting their Wix websites directly to TikTok for Business, brands are invited to create, manage and optimize ad campaigns in one unified space while receiving ad signals and performance data.
- Greece To Impose Teen Social Media Ban in
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04/08/2026
Greece will impose a social media ban on anyone under age 15, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis citing concerns surrounding proper sleeping habits, anxiety and phone addiction among younger
teens.
- TikTok Ad Chief Khartoon Weiss Leaving For 'New Opportunity' in
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04/07/2026
TikTok's North American and global brands and agency business head Khartoon Weiss has announced she will be leaving to "pursue a new opportunity," Just over a week ago, Weiss presented at TikTok's
NewFronts event, touting the future of TikTok's U.S.-centric app and covering several upcoming ad placements and brand tools, while using national pride to offset widespread user concerns.
- TikTok, HubSpot Integration Unifying Campaign Management in
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04/07/2026
By expanding its partnership with HubSpot, TikTok is now integrated within the platform's marketing hub, to give brands direct onboarding, lead management and measurement capabilities for their TikTok
posts and ad placements.
- Musk Said To Demand SpaceX IPO Investors Buy Grok Subs, Advertise On X in
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04/06/2026
Elon Musk is reportedly instructing banks backing the potential SpaceX IPO to invest in his AI company's Grok chatbot and advertise on his social media platform X.
- TikTok, SoundOn Aim To Further Protect Musicians' Licensed Work in
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04/06/2026
TikTok has become a leading hub for music discovery, with users incorporating both iconic and emerging songs into viral video content.
- Flipboard Social Web Project Launches With 'Rolling Stone,' Others in
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04/03/2026
Flipboard has launched "social websites" - an open-source initiative designed to give creators and publishers a new way to connect with users on decentralized platforms.
- All Eligible Snap Creators Can Now Offer Subscriptions in
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04/02/2026
Following an initial testing round with its top-performing creators, Snapchat has officially expanded its Creator Subscription offering to all eligible Snapchat creators across the globe.
- TikTok Gamifies DMs With Emojis, Pixelated Alligators in
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04/02/2026
Tok has launched a simple mobile game designed to be played casually by friends within DMs and group chats.