We hope your January is coming to a good close and that you’re as excited as we are for February! The networks are starting off the year by keeping busy and implementing a variety of changes. 

Check out what’s happening this week in social!

Read more about these stories here:

• Meta expands end-to-end encryption testing on messenger

• Instagram Chief Says Photos Will Get More Focus on the App in 2023

• Instagram Adds New ‘Quiet Mode’ to Help Users Take Breaks, Extra Manual Controls for Recommendations

• YouTube Will Provide More Context on Policy Violations with Two Coming Updates