​​📰 #iXDailyBrief

STAT
⚡️ The use of #ad and #sponsored posts on Instagram grew by 44% in the first six months of this year, compared to the same time frame in 2017. (Source: Buzzoole via TheDrum)


INSIGHT
🎙 Reddit CTO On Fake News, QAnon, Harassment, And Running 'The Front Page Of The Internet': prs.pctvix.co/2On1e63

OTHER NEWS
💸 Facebook now deletes posts that financially endanger/trick people: t.me/iXNews/31198

👫 Emoji couples might come in 55 gender and skin tone combinations next year: t.me/iXNews/31209

🤳 Google launches Cameos, a video Q&A app aimed at celebs: t.me/iXNews/31145

🤮 New Panasonic device sucks up your shoe smells, if you have five hours: t.me/iXNews/31144

EXTRA: Samsung
📱 Samsung Galaxy Note 9: t.me/iXNews/31156

🔈 Galaxy Home speaker with Bixby smart assistant: t.me/iXNews/31169

⌚️ New Galaxy Watch: t.me/iXNews/31163

✏️ New and more powerful S-Pen: t.me/iXNews/31157

🎶 Spotify as its go-to music partner: t.me/iXNews/31175
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Happy Friday!

Ben, @iXNews
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