- James Creech
New Features on Social Media | June 2021
Back again with our monthly roundup of new social media platform features! Here are the latest announcements from June 2021:
Clubhouse 👋 | New Features | June 2021

Accidentally leaked a private messaging feature called Backchannel.
Discord 💬 | New Features | June 2021

Facebook 👍 | New Features | June 2021

Added QR codes to FB Pay for easy payment transfers.
Launched Fan Groups for creator communities on FB Gaming and teased a new "Looking for Players" feature.
Rolled out Live Audio Rooms and podcasts to US users.
Released its newsletter platform called Bulletin.
Partnered with Tunecore and Distrokid to launch an Independent Artist Program for music distribution across Facebook and Instagram.
Instagram 📷 | New Features | June 2021

Enabled creators to tag 2 brands in a single sponsored post.
Started sharing analytics for Reels and live streams with brands that are tagged in a post.
Rolled out a tipping feature for fans to support their favorite creators.
Snapchat 👻 | New Features | June 2021

Spotify 🔊 | New Features | June 2021

TikTok ♪ | New Features | June 2021

Launched Jumps, a series of mini-programs and third-party integrations that extend the user experience beyond video.
Twitch 🎮 | New Features | June 2021

Introduced animated emotes, follower emotes, and an emote library to celebrate its 10th anniversary.
Twitter 🐦 | New Features | June 2021

Testing ads on Fleets, Twitter's equivalent of Stories.
Added Spaces to the center of the redesigned Twitter mobile app.
Announced a 3% revenue share take on Super Follows and Ticketed Spaces.
YouTube 🎥 | New Features | June 2021

Enabled creators to repurpose audio from existing videos to use in Shorts.
Launched 4K streaming, offline downloads, and 5.1 surround sound capabilities for YouTube TV.
Did we miss any new social media feature in our breakdown? If so, let us know!
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