Wells Fargo defends hiring practices, YouTube changes ad, creator features and short-form video ranks No. 1 for social media engagement

Hello, communicators:

TikTok’s newest feature means users can now credit the creators of viral trends and dances.

From the news release:

These features are an important step in our ongoing commitment to investing in resources and product experiences that support a culture of credit, which is central to ensuring TikTok remains a home for creative expression.

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Here are today’s other top stories:

Several current and former Wells Fargo employees report that hiring teams at the banking giant would interview people of color for positions that had already been promised to someone else in the name of fulfilling diversity policies.

The New York Times reports that the current and former employees allege that the interviews “seemed to be more about helping Wells Fargo record its diversity efforts on paper — partly in anticipation of possible regulatory audits — rather than hiring more women or people of color.”

From the NYT: