News - Issue 1 | August 14th 2025

Hi Everyone,

I hope everyone is doing well, and is excited to begin or continue their social media journey! I know I am excited to have you :) 

August 2025 has been a month of major shake-ups in the social media world. From TikTok’s controversial hashtag limit to VR-based brand experiences, the way users create, consume, and interact with content is evolving faster than ever.

NEWS

TikTok Hashtag Shake-Up

In one of the most surprising moves of the year, TikTok announced that creators are now limited to five hashtags per post. For years, creators could stack hashtags—mixing trending, niche, and branded ones—to maximize discoverability. Now, with only five slots available, strategy is everything. The algorithm will still consider relevance, engagement, and watch time, but there’s far less room for “throwaway” tags.

IG Reposts 

Instagram  also rolled out a new repost feature. This feature allows for anyone to repost videos to a repost feed on their profile in a reach for Instagram's mission of self expression. More to come on how you can hack this feature for potential engagement boosts in coming issues!

McDonald’s VR Expansion

Meta’s Horizon Worlds got a corporate injection this month when McDonald’s launched its own VR experience—a gamified space where users can interact with branded games, events, and even limited-time digital collectibles. This is one of the first major fast-food forays into metaverse-style engagement since the NFT boom cooled.

Keep up to date and check back with us for more news! As always:

TTYL ;)