Paralympic emojis takeover Twitter and Facebook gets set to launch Reels

by Kate Whittington

From the latest Paralympic emojis on to the introduction of Reels to Facebook, there's always something new happening in the world of social media. We've rounded up the latest new developments in the social media world this week so you don't have to!

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Paralympic emojis takeover Twitter

With the Paralympics underway, Twitter has announced a new set of features to help users engage with the event, and follow along with the latest updates including Paralympic emojis. Read more here.

Today is #WorldEmojiDay!
Did you know that now Paralympics hashtag has its own emoji?
Tweet #Paralympics and join us! ? pic.twitter.com/Kuga4qfQgZ
— Paralympic Games (@Paralympics) July 17, 2021

Instagram introduces swipe up stickers

From August the 30th swipe up links in Stories will be replaced by stickers. Instagram says the stickers will be available to the same people who had the swipe up function for now.

Instagram is killing Swipe up links on stories from Aug 30
They will be replaced by link stickers pic.twitter.com/4jYEeu0b3f
— Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) August 23, 2021

Facebook Reels

As TikTok continues to gain momentum Facebook is introducing a new video feature: Facebook Reels. Available only in the U.S. initially but no doubt to roll out across the globe, you can read more here.

New test brings Reels to Facebook in the US https://t.co/WvRo4U7dJF pic.twitter.com/57zligAt0c
— The Verge (@verge) August 20, 2021

Replay feature launches for Twitter Spaces

Twitter has been working hard to improve Spaces, the social network’s live audio platform that launched earlier this year after the huge success of Clubhouse. Now, the Spaces platform is about to get even more options, including replay and even rules for participants in a live chat. Read more here.

#Twitter is working on some new, interesting features about @TwitterSpaces!
1. You'll be able to set some rules for your spaces.
2. You'll be able to lock them!
3. Twitter is working on replay!
4. You'll be able to see the duration and the people in a space after it! pic.twitter.com/a7U9GAzw1Y
— Nima Owji (@nima_owji) August 20, 2021

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Paralympic emojis takeover Twitter and Facebook gets set to launch Reels

Paralympic emojis takeover Twitter

Instagram introduces swipe up stickers

Facebook Reels

Replay feature launches for Twitter Spaces

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