📰 Meta Ads, LinkedIn Ads and TikTok Ads news
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Week of 19 October
LinkedIn and Google announced that LinkedIn's CTV Ads are now available through Display & Video 360 for US-targeted campaigns, extending B2B professional targeting into connected TV.
🔗 ppc.land · 2026-10-22
Meta updated its Commercial Terms and Self-Serve Ad Terms, folding in Product Catalogue and Generative AI Ad Creative terms, and continuing to advertise after October 30 counts as accepting the changes.
🔗 qwestyon.com · 2026-10-20
🎵 TikTok Ads TikTok reverses ban on ads for Musk documentary
TikTok confirmed on October 18 that it restored Bleecker Street's ad account after mistakenly blocking promotion of the 'Musk' documentary, allowing policy-compliant ads to resume.
🔗 dataconomy.com · 2026-10-19
Week of 12 October
LinkedIn introduced In-Stream Ads, a pre-roll video format running across eligible creator and publisher content without individual deals, alongside expanded Creator Marketplace search tools.
🔗 netinfluencer.com · 2026-10-16
Starting October 14, advertisers began receiving a notice in Ads Manager saying the previously optional product browsing feature will switch to on by default for live ads starting October 28. Advertisers must opt out manually before that date if they don't want it.
🔗 adwixmedia.com · 2026-10-15
TikTok unveiled Buy Direct, Shopping Assistant, Agentic Leads, Smart+ for search ads, and the expansion of its TikTok Ad Network (formerly Pangle) to US advertisers, reaching nearly 400,000 apps.
🔗 almcorp.com · 2026-10-15
💼 LinkedIn Ads LinkedIn tests paid pre-roll ads for US creators
LinkedIn began testing In-Stream Ads with select US creators and advertisers, while also opening Advice Sessions to Business Premium subscribers and launching a new creator dashboard.
🔗 ppc.land · 2026-10-15
On October 15, Meta announced three new ad formats for Facebook and Instagram: Ads Super Burst with 3-to-24-hour reach windows, First Impression Ads reserving the first daily feed slot, and Reels Trending Ads.
🔗 commonthreadco.com · 2026-10-15
Meta announced it will automatically turn on in-ad product browsing for already-running campaigns starting October 28, 2026, unless advertisers opt out.
🔗 relevantaudience.com · 2026-10-15
Meta unveiled four brand advertising updates: Ads Super Burst (3-24 hour booking windows with category exclusivity), First Impression Ads (first Facebook Feed slot in US testing), expanded Reels Trending Ads and a new Aggregated View Time metric.
🔗 searchengineland.com · 2026-10-15
💼 LinkedIn Ads LinkedIn tests In-Stream Ads with select partners in the US
LinkedIn announced new tools for professionals running side hustles and confirmed it is testing In-Stream Ads with select partners in the US, alongside a possible new Network feed and digital business cards for mobile.
🔗 techradar.com · 2026-10-15
Starting October 28, Meta will automatically enable product browsing on existing ads unless advertisers manually opt out via Ads Manager.
🔗 commonthreadco.com · 2026-10-14
Meta notified advertisers that starting October 28, active ads on Facebook and Instagram will show in-app product details and suggestions before redirecting to the website, unless manually opted out. The company claims this feature drives 3% more conversions on average.
🔗 ppc.land · 2026-10-14
Since October 8, Meta has blocked ByteDance ads and third-party campaigns directing traffic to TikTok in the US, Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam amid an escalating feud between the platforms.
🔗 techrepublic.com · 2026-10-13
Since October 8, Meta has stopped accepting ads from ByteDance and from any advertiser driving traffic to TikTok in seven countries, including the US and Canada, just three days after TikTok opened its global ad network to US buyers.
🔗 news.designrush.com · 2026-10-13
TikTok split its Partner Program into Agency Partner and Premier Agency Partner tiers so agencies can better showcase their areas of expertise on the platform.
🔗 socialbee.com · 2026-10-12
Meta dropped the requirement that Threads and Instagram usernames match in order to run Threads ads, allowing businesses without an Instagram profile to advertise natively on Threads.
🔗 digitaladsnack.com · 2026-10-12
Meta is removing the ability for advertisers to exclude ads from Facebook search results and in-stream Reels placements, giving its AI ad system more flexibility on where to display ads.
🔗 socialmediatoday.com · 2026-10-12
Week of 5 October
TikTok announced AI-driven automation tools including Smart+ campaigns for search ads, Smart+ Creative Selection, a conversational lead system called Agentic Leads, and updates to GMV Max.
🔗 gradezilla.org · 2026-10-09
Starting October 6, Meta is testing a conversational AI assistant that can create campaigns, generate imagery and text, update targeting and change budgets from chat prompts. Meta claims advertisers adopting the assistant's recommendations see 5% more conversions at the same cost.
🔗 aureliusmedia.co · 2026-10-08
Meta's new Commercial and Self-Serve Ad Terms, announced October 8, shift legal liability for AI-generated ad content to advertisers and grant Meta rights to run tests affecting campaign delivery.
🔗 commonthreadco.com · 2026-10-08
TikTok introduced Buy Direct, a one-click checkout feature right in the For You feed, alongside a Shopping Assistant that answers sizing and shipping questions before purchase.
🔗 theaimarketers.ai · 2026-10-08
Meta began implementing a complete restriction on ads and paid marketing messages placed on its platforms by ByteDance, with the ban taking effect in the US, Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam.
🔗 bloomberg.com · 2026-10-08
TikTok opened its Ad Network to US advertisers inside Ads Manager, extending campaigns off-platform to nearly 400,000 apps, plus adding one-click Buy Direct checkout in the feed.
🔗 theaimarketers.ai · 2026-10-08
Meta has banned ads from ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese parent company, on its platforms in the United States and several other countries amid escalating rivalry.
🔗 money.usnews.com · 2026-10-08
At Advertising Week New York, TikTok announced Buy Direct in-app checkout, a Shopping Assistant, Agentic Leads, Smart+ for search ads, and the expansion of its TikTok Ad Network to US advertisers.
🔗 musicbusinessworldwide.com · 2026-10-07
Meta made its tool that turns static images into video generally available in Advantage+ Creative, while also widening access to Ads Creative Studio and opening Customer Lifecycle Strategy to all advertisers.
🔗 spressostudio.com · 2026-10-06
📘 Meta Ads Meta launches static-to-video generation and opens Customer Lifecycle Strategy to all advertisers
At Advertising Week New York, Meta made static-to-video generation generally available in Advantage+ creative and opened Customer Lifecycle Strategy to all advertisers, while testing an AI assistant that edits campaigns.
🔗 sitewiseagency.com · 2026-10-06
Meta announced that from October 27 to November 3, new political ads without prior impressions cannot run, recommending advertisers complete authorization by October 13.
🔗 ppc.land · 2026-10-06
At Advertising Week New York, TikTok opened the TikTok Ad Network (TTAN), its nearly 400,000 third-party app network formerly known as Pangle, to US advertisers, alongside launching Buy Direct, an AI shopping assistant and Agentic Leads.
🔗 mintec.co · 2026-10-06
Meta will implement a restriction period for ads about social issues, elections or politics in the US ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, consistent with its approach in prior election cycles.
🔗 developers.facebook.com · 2026-10-06
TikTok updated GMV Max to include affiliate commissions, coupons and referral fees in TikTok Shop optimization, aiming to reflect a truer return on investment for sellers.
🔗 relevantaudience.com · 2026-10-06
The feature that generates video from static images is now generally available to all advertisers in Advantage+ Creative, while other AI tools remain in testing.
🔗 relevantaudience.com · 2026-10-06
Meta announced an agentic business assistant in Ads Manager that can create campaigns, adjust targeting and budgets via chat, alongside generative video in Advantage+ and in-conversation checkout.
🔗 socialmediatoday.com · 2026-10-06
At Advertising Week New York, TikTok introduced a suite of AI tools including in-feed checkout, a conversational shopping assistant and a lead agent for direct messages, available through selective eligibility tests.
🔗 globalgroupone.com · 2026-10-05
At Advertising Week New York, TikTok introduced in-app checkout Buy Direct, an AI Shopping Assistant, the Agentic Leads agent, Smart+ for search, and opened its TikTok Ad Network (nearly 400,000 apps) to US advertisers.
🔗 marketingdive.com · 2026-10-05
At Advertising Week NY, TikTok announced opening the TikTok Ad Network to US advertisers, covering nearly 400,000 third-party apps, alongside a new 'Buy Direct' checkout feature and an AI shopping assistant.
🔗 mediapost.com · 2026-10-05
At New York Advertising Week, TikTok unveiled the expansion of its global mobile ad network (TikTok Ad Network) to US-based advertisers, reaching almost 400,000 third-party publisher apps, along with a new conversational AI Shopping Assistant.
🔗 mediapost.com · 2026-10-05
LinkedIn's October 2026 update introduced a new logo that now covers roughly the top 15 percent of mobile videos, requiring advertisers to adjust caption and text placement in video creatives.
🔗 influent.co · 2026-10-05
💼 LinkedIn Ads LinkedIn tests peer verification to confirm work history
LinkedIn is testing a feature letting verified members confirm the work and education experience of their connections, awarding a verification badge after enough confirmations; LinkedIn says verified members get roughly 50% more post views.
🔗 finnpartners.com · 2026-10-05
🎵 TikTok Ads TikTok launches Buy Direct, Shopping Assistant and opens TTAN ad network to US advertisers
At Advertising Week New York, TikTok unveiled Buy Direct for one-click checkout, an AI-powered Shopping Assistant, and opened TikTok Ad Network (TTAN) to US advertisers for the first time, extending reach to nearly 400,000 third-party apps.
🔗 commonthreadco.com · 2026-10-05
🎵 TikTok Ads TikTok unveils agentic AI solutions and access to its 400,000-app network at Advertising Week
At Advertising Week New York 2026, TikTok revealed new AI tools including the 'Buy Direct' checkout, a lead-generation agent, and access to TikTok Ads Network (TTAN) for US advertisers, with no confirmed launch dates yet.
🔗 ppc.land · 2026-10-05
TikTok announced Buy Direct (one-click checkout from the feed), Shopping Assistant, Agentic Leads and the opening of TikTok Ad Network to US advertisers, alongside an MCP connector and Smart+/GMV Max updates.
🔗 newsroom.tiktok.com · 2026-10-05
Week of 28 September
LinkedIn announced on September 15 that private feedback on generic AI content will appear in post analytics once enough reports are received.
🔗 orthotropy.com · 2026-10-04
TikTok is giving advertisers expanded capacity to use artificial intelligence to generate video ads with the help of ByteDance's latest AI model, Dreamina Seedance 2.5.
🔗 socialbee.com · 2026-10-04
🎵 TikTok Ads TikTok updates its online gambling policy in Brazil
TikTok updated its gambling and games advertising policies in Brazil to prohibit all forms of online gambling ads, including online casinos and sports betting, as well as related information services.
🔗 ads.tiktok.com · 2026-10-01
Meta has started notifying advertisers it will remove placement, platform, device, and operating system exclusions from the ad set level, replacing them with value rules that currently cover only about seven eligible placements.
🔗 digitalambreen.com · 2026-10-01
📅 September 2026
Week of 28 September
Meta now lets brands amplify a creator's live Instagram broadcast as a paid advertisement, extending a feature that already exists on Facebook to Instagram for the first time.
🔗 netinfluencer.com · 2026-09-30
For the first time, advertisers can see the overall health status of their campaigns directly in TikTok Ads Manager, labeled Good, Fair, or Poor, with clear guidance to improve and qualify for available coupons and incentives.
🔗 ads.tiktok.com · 2026-09-29
TikTok evolved its Agency Badging Program with a new two-tier model to highlight best-in-class agency performance.
🔗 ads.tiktok.com · 2026-09-28
Week of 21 September
TikTok updated its advertising policy for alcohol-related establishments to require approval and certification from local regulating authorities, and explicitly prohibited certain surgeries, including weight loss and aesthetic genital surgeries, in ads.
🔗 auditsocials.com · 2026-09-27
Meta and YouTube confirmed they will accept advertising for director Alex Gibney's upcoming Elon Musk documentary, following earlier reports that several social platforms had rejected the ads.
🔗 techcrunch.com · 2026-09-26
🎵 TikTok Ads TikTok launches an 'Agentic Hub' for reporting, audience management and budget optimization
TikTok introduced a new Agentic Hub that automates reporting, audience management, and budget optimization via AI, alongside a Pulse Mentions feature, though rollout timing to all markets remains unclear.
🔗 cure-intelligence.com · 2026-09-25
Meta introduced its official Ads CLI, a tool that enables system user token setup and campaign management commands, compatible with AI assistants like Claude Code or Codex.
🔗 adsuploader.com · 2026-09-23
Meta launched a new Creative Diversity rating inside Ads Manager that scores the creative variety of advertisers' campaigns.
🔗 goodmorningco.com · 2026-09-23
Week of 14 September
TikTok unveiled expanded measurement and ad integrity solutions along with new advertiser controls, aiming to build a more transparent, measurable, and trusted advertising ecosystem.
🔗 ads.tiktok.com · 2026-09-20
Starting September 29, Meta made live video ads generally available on Instagram, allowing brands to sponsor creator livestreams as partnership ads.
🔗 commonthreadco.com · 2026-09-19
LinkedIn added a 180-day attribution window option for conversion types like Purchase, Lead and Qualified Lead in its Conversions API, alongside richer company intelligence data and CREATIVE_NAME support in dynamic UTM tracking.
🔗 releasebot.io · 2026-09-17
LinkedIn now allows advertisers to target audiences based on LinkedIn profile data within Search and Audience campaigns, improving B2B targeting precision.
🔗 socialbee.com · 2026-09-16
Meta released its own first-party MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for ads, enabling AI agents to connect directly to ad account management.
🔗 admakeai.com · 2026-09-16
📘 Meta Ads Meta launches Meta One, a paid subscription with advanced tools for businesses and creators
Meta introduced Meta One on September 15, a four-tier paid subscription that gates previously free features like Competitive Insights and Custom Audience Insights, available across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Meta AI.
🔗 about.fb.com · 2026-09-15
TikTok continues strengthening requirements for brands and agencies to operate from a verified, official presence on the platform, expanding formal agency recognition based on managed spend.
🔗 ads.tiktok.com · 2026-09-14
Week of 7 September
Meta's Marketing API v24.0 sunsets on October 6, 2026, and on October 27 the v26.0 field removals extend to all remaining API versions, affecting developers and integration tools.
🔗 beyonddigita.com · 2026-09-08
Week of 31 August
💼 LinkedIn Ads LinkedIn outlines new ad formats, including AI variants
LinkedIn announced new ad options including Reserved Ads to maximize impact, ad personalization, and AI-generated ad variants.
🔗 socialmediatoday.com · 2026-09-05
Meta announced new AI-powered tools to boost purchases from livestreams working with platforms like CommentSold and Firework, and rolled out 'Post-view ads,' a new ad format for Instagram Reels.
🔗 socialbee.com · 2026-09-03
TikTok Ads introduced Mini Series, an in-app episodic storytelling feature for brands and marketers, paired with Growth Max to amplify automated ad performance.
🔗 releasebot.io · 2026-09-02
TikTok published its ad policy change log updated through September 2026, with accumulated modifications across categories like financial services, alcohol, prediction markets, and adult content.
🔗 ads.tiktok.com · 2026-09-01
TikTok introduced Growth Max: Mini Games, a new way to promote games directly within the app, letting users engage without ever leaving TikTok.
🔗 ads.tiktok.com · 2026-09-01
📘 Meta Ads Meta adds exclusion-only custom audiences
Meta now allows advertisers to build custom audiences specifically for excluding groups such as existing customers or opted-out users, helping avoid wasted budget on unwanted audiences.
🔗 bootcampdigital.com · 2026-09-01
TikTok announced an update to its Financial Services ad policy allowing Contracts for Difference (CFD) ads in Canada and the United States, subject to strict compliance and prior approval from a TikTok sales representative.
🔗 ads.tiktok.com · 2026-09-01
TikTok announced that SMB advertisers can now choose full, partial, or manual automation control over audience, budget, placements, and catalog within Smart+, with new visual labels in the interface.
🔗 ads.tiktok.com · 2026-09-01
📅 August 2026
Week of 31 August
Meta is removing placement checkboxes from ad sets, replacing them with a value rule that can cut bids by 90% but cannot fully switch off a placement, impacting existing brand-safety exclusions.
🔗 admakeai.com · 2026-08-31
Week of 17 August
LinkedIn confirmed that Marketing API version 202508 will be sunset on August 17, 2026, recommending developers migrate to newer versions to avoid service disruptions.
🔗 learn.microsoft.com · 2026-08-17
Week of 10 August
💼 LinkedIn Ads LinkedIn Campaign Manager adds AI creative tools
LinkedIn added AI ad copy generation, a reusable Brand Kit, and multi-variant ad creation to Campaign Manager to speed up testing of BrandLink creatives.
🔗 socialpilot.co · 2026-08-16
Meta introduced Muse Image, its first image generation model from Meta Superintelligence Labs, rolling out into Advantage+ creative, alongside text-on-media translation in five languages and AI voiceover in eleven.
🔗 adsuploader.com · 2026-08-15
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