New social media updates and features to know this week

Including big moves from X and YouTube.Two social media platforms are making big moves this week. Some of X’s decisions have users running for competitors, while YouTube is going all-in on Shorts and offering a number of quality-of-life improvements. Let’s get into it.
X
After a relatively quiet period without major, platform-changing updates, Elon Musk is now busily shaping the platform to meet his exact desires.
But will those be appealing to the average user — or to brand us