5 social media updates you need to know about this week

When it comes to social media, it’s easy to get distracted.

We’ve written a lot about Twitter’s plans under its new CEO Elon Musk, but there is so much more happening in the industry that will impact public relations professionals.

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And we have good news. There are plenty of changes in the past week that will make life easier for communicators.

Here’s what you need to know this week:

According to a blog post, YouTube will allow creators to invite a guest to appear on live videos through its new “Go Live Together” feature.

Users can rotate multiple guests through a live stream, but only one guest can appear on the program.

“Go Live Together” is available to limited users right now, but YouTube hopes to expand the program.

The host can run ads during the livestreams.