The Top 5 Social Media News Of This Week [video]

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This has been another “Facebook” week. The platform keeps on heading the news. This week, Facebook took another hit on Snapchat by (finally) integrating MSQRD – which it had acquired last March – into its main mobile app. I was a little surprised as I was expecting this to happen first on Instagram to boost the new Stories feature.

.@Facebook added #MSQRD to its app. Another hit on @Snapchat?

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Talking about Instagram Stories, did you know you can add any image or video from your camera roll as long as it has been captured within the last 24 hours? One swipe down, that’s all it takes!

On other news, Instagram is launching a “save to draft” feature which lets you edit and prepare several pics in advance which you can then publish at a more convenient time. To me that is one more step away from being “insta” but it is a great way to build up your profile.

And finally, this week, we witnessed a somehow funny “war” between Facebook and Adblockers. It was like the whole Star Wars saga: First Facebook announced it would stop Adblockers from blocking ads on its platform. Then AdBlockers announced they came up with a workaround, before Facebook finally introduced a new way to cancel that workaround… Oh my!

The Facebook vs. AdBlockers war is on, and it’s like a whole #StarWars saga!

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So are you ready for this week’s top 5 trending news on We are Social Media?

	How To Add Existing Photos Or Videos To Your Instagram Stories– The whole world is talking about Instagram Stories. Some love it, others chose to ignore it. But it seems like Instagram Stories has something all fanatic Snapchat users will be jealous of: You can add existing photos, videos or Boomerangs from your phone, to your Instagram Stories!
	Facebook Integrates MSQRD For More Snapchat-Like Filters – It’s only been a few days since Facebook launched Stories on Instagram, a copy (or rip-off for some) of Snapchat‘s Stories. But Facebook isn’t done yet: It’s now bringing some proper Snapchat-like features to its main app.
	Instagram Could Be Rolling Out A ‘Save Draft’ Button – People of the internets and insta-phofographers rejoice! Instagram will reportedly give you the opportunity to save for later your edited images, in the form of drafts. That’s right! No more lost edits when an incoming call interrupts your artistic verve.
	Facebook Declares War On Ad Blockers – Ads are a big part of any user’s experience on the internet. They are being the main way websites monetise their traffic after all. And The same applies to social media – Facebook is the most sophisticated ad platform out there since it overtook Google.
	The Horribly Ingenious Way To Clean Your Facebook Friends List -The average American child has 150 toys. One hundred and fifty. Personally, I blame the grandparents – ha! In my girls’ rooms are toys they haven’t played with in a year. I don’t know about you, but that sounds A LOT like my Facebook friends list, too.