shut-down Instagram messaging app developed by Facebook
Apple Says It Was Ordered to Pull WhatsApp From China App Store: Apple said it removed WhatsApp and Threads in its China app offerings Friday on Beijing’s orders ...
nyti.ms/448ZJ3E
Quick Glance: Apple removes WhatsApp and Threads in China
- Apple removes Meta-owned apps under Chinese government pressure.
- Apps delisted due to 'national security concerns'.
- Chinese users now unable to download Western social media apps.
- Apple faces declining iPhone sales in China despite branding efforts.
Threads: Meta informs about the status of the API: Meta has had an X competitor with Threads for a while now. What was missing so far, however ...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/threads-meta-informiert-ueber-den-stand-der-api/
Threads begins testing swipe gestures to help train the For You algorithm: Threads has begun testing swipe gestures to help users improve the algorithm that ...
engadget.com/threads-begins-testing-swipe-gestures-to-help-train-the-for-you-algorithm-175004586.html
Threads: Meta shows Fediverse integration: Meta announced some time ago that the company plans to integrate its Threads social network into Fediverse. ...
stadt-bremerhaven.de/threads-meta-zeigt-fediverse-integration/
Meta tests making Threads posts available on Mastodon and other fediverse apps: A new test will make some Threads content available on Mastodon and other apps ...
engt.co/475n6Lm
Meta says a bug briefly blocked news for Canadian users on Threads: Meta has fixed a bug that temporarily prevented some Threads users in Canada from reading and ...
engt.co/3RyTD6q
Meta is going to fact-check content on the Threads app: Threads is going to make an effort to moderate more of the user-generated content on the platform.
engt.co/3RDSxYp
Threads introduces 'tags' to help users categorize posts: Tags are a key way for social media users seek out content, but so far they've been missing on Meta's ...
engadget.com/threads-introduces-tags-to-help-users-categorize-posts-092650879.html
The Morning After: A PS1-themed PlayStation 5: The biggest news stories this morning: Meta’s Threads is getting searchable hashtags that aren't hashtags ...
engt.co/488C0Bf
A software company called Threads says Meta tried to buy its domain and kicked it off Facebook
engadget.com/a-software-company-called-threads-says-meta-tried-to-buy-its-domain-and-kicked-it-off-facebook-221928864.html
Twitter Rival Threads Rolls Out Edit Button For Free To Users: The app is also receiving 'voice threads,' allowing you to publish audio-based posts.
pcmag.com/news/twitter-rival-threads-rolls-out-edit-button-for-free
Israel-Hamas war poses early disinformation test for Meta’s Threads: Young app seems to have few viral falsehoods, perhaps because it’s still small and used ...
theguardian.com/technology/2023/oct/13/instagram-threads-misinformation-israel-hamas
Threads now has polls and an easy way to post GIFs: Threads now has built-in features for posting GIFs and polls. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the new ...
engadget.com/threads-now-has-polls-and-an-easy-way-to-post-gifs-184330729.html
Threads threatens X with rumored new upcoming feature: A new leak shows that Threads plans to add a feature that is in high demand.
sacbee.com/news/business/article280319304.html
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Meta's Threads struggles to grow amid rivalry with Elon Musk's X, ranking ahead of only Tumblr
cnbc.com/2023/09/26/metas-twitter-like-threads-tries-to-grow-amid-rivalry-with-elon-musks-x.html
Elon Musk killing article headlines on X could offer Threads a second chance: X, formerly Twitter, is attracting criticism from users after removing headlines ...
fastcompany.com/90963322/elon-musk-killing-article-headlines-x-twitter-threads-rivals
Trending topics feature may be coming to the Threads app: Meta’s Threads app may get a trending topics section. The potential new feature was showcased in ...
engadget.com/trending-topics-feature-may-be-coming-to-the-threads-app-183412664.html
WordPress now offers official support for ActivityPub: The ActivityPub plug-in is now available for all WordPress.com plans. The plug-in connects WordPress blogs ...
theverge.com/2023/10/11/23913278/wordpress-activitypub-official-plugin-automattic-fediverse-mastodon
Deal Dive: The future of social media is vertical: While many startups are looking to be the next Twitter, those targeting specific communities may find a better ...
techcrunch.com/2023/10/07/deal-dive-the-future-of-social-media-is-vertical/
Federal Reserve unveils Instagram, Threads accounts: The Federal Reserve can now be followed on Instagram and Threads. In a news release ...
thehill.com/homenews/media/4235662-federal-reserve-unveils-instagram-threads-accounts/
Why you can't add clickable links to your Instagram grid posts: It's part of Instagram's no-news agenda.
mashable.com/article/clickable-link-instagram-grid-posts
Threads adds easy profile switching to its mobile apps: Twitter rival Threads has finally added a way to switch between multiple accounts without logging out ...
techcrunch.com/2023/09/22/threads-adds-easy-profile-switching-to-its-mobile-apps/
Elon Musk Mulls Twitter Paywall. Why That’s Good News for Meta’s Threads.: Meta Platforms' microblogging site Threads has lost momentum since its July launch ...
barrons.com/articles/elon-musk-twitter-x-paywall-meta-platforms-threads-a8b407ef
Paid articlePaid Bluesky officially hits 1 million users: One of the buzziest post-Twitter apps hit a big milestone on Tuesday. Rose Wang, who works on strategy and operations ...
techcrunch.com/2023/09/12/bluesky-officially-hits-1-million-users/
Mark Zuckerberg said Twitter, now X, less likely to reach potential with Elon Musk
businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerberg-twitter-x-interview-elon-musk-threads-potential-rivalry-2023-9
Paid articlePaid Meta launches web version of flagging Threads app: ‘Twitter killer’ social media platform experienced initial boom in sign-ups when it launched in July
theguardian.com/technology/2023/aug/22/meta-launches-web-version-of-flagging-threads-app
Quick Glance: Meta Launches Web Version of Threads App
- Meta has launched a web version of its social media platform Threads, allowing users to access it without an app.
- This move is aimed at reviving the platform after a recent decline in usage.
- Threads was introduced as an alternative to Twitter and initially gained a large number of new users.
- However, the number of active users has dropped from 49 million to 12 million.
X still throttles links to Facebook, Instagram, and other competitors: X, formerly Twitter, takes 2.5 seconds to redirect to Facebook, Instagram, Threads ...
theverge.com/2023/9/15/23875251/x-twitter-links-throttling-facebook-instagram-threads
Meta’s Threads Blocks Common Search Terms, Limiting its Usefulness: Hiya, it’s Alex in Los Angeles. Meta’s decision to block some searches on Threads ...
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-09-20/meta-s-threads-blocks-common-search-terms-limiting-its-usefulness
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Mark Zuckerberg says Elon Musk 'isn't serious' about cage match and it's 'time to move on'
abcnews.go.com/Business/mark-zuckerberg-elon-musk-isnt-cage-match-time/story
Quick Glance: Musk and Zuckerberg Ready for Offline Fight
- Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are prepared for a fight outside of the internet.
- Musk plans to travel to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's house on Monday night for a potential 'cage fight.'
- It is unclear how serious Musk is, but the two social media executives have discussed the possibility of a fight in recent weeks and months.
- Zuckerberg commented, 'I think we can all agree Elon isn't serious and it's time to move on.'
Instagram boss Adam Mosseri listed his job history on Threads and people love his rise from ‘humble beginnings’—except one former Meta peer
fortune.com/2023/09/06/instagram-boss-adam-mosseri-listed-job-history-threads-former-meta-peer-calling-out-rise-humble-beginnings/
Paid articlePaid Threads now lets you quote posts on the web: Instagram chief Adam Mosseri said reposts on the web version of Threads rolled out this week. It’s a small change ...
theverge.com/2023/9/14/23874414/threads-quote-posts-web-mobile-notifications
TikTok Is Engaging and Addictive, But It's Not as Popular as This Platform: In the race for social media dominance, two brands clobber all the rest ...
pcmag.com/news/tiktok-is-engaging-and-addictive-but-its-not-as-popular-as-this-platform
Threads now lets you quote posts on the web: Instagram chief Adam Mosseri has announced that Meta has rolled out the ability to quote posts on desktop.
engadget.com/threads-now-lets-you-quote-posts-on-the-web-083759052.html
Meta is blocking ‘potentially sensitive’ topics from Threads search: Threads is currently blocking searches for a number of “potentially sensitive” words ...
engadget.com/meta-is-blocking-potentially-sensitive-topics-from-threads-search-231028963.html
Social Media Drops the ‘Digital Town Square’ Routine: Every platform used to be for everyone, but those days are gone. That Meta’s Twitter competitor, Threads ...
nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/09/social-media-drops-the-digital-town-square-routine.html
Threads will now let you search for posts: Threads, the X competitor owned by Meta, is rolling out the ability to search through posts in English- and ...
theverge.com/2023/9/7/23863088/threads-rolling-out-support-search-posts
Instagram Is Working on New Feature Allowing Users to Share Stories to Multiple Audience Lists
techtimes.com/articles/297241/20231006/instagram-working-new-feature-allowing-users-share-stories-multiple-audience.htm
Why wont he...: Musk questions Zuckerberg regarding cage fight: Why wont he...: Musk questions Zuckerberg regarding cage fight
wionews.com/trending/why-wont-he-musk-questions-zuckerberg-regarding-cage-fight-632907
Behind the Musk-Zuckerberg fight, the battle between Meta and X rages on: The launch of Threads, a direct competitor to X (formerly Twitter), has exacerbated the ...
lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2023/08/26/behind-the-musk-zuckerberg-fight-the-battle-between-meta-and-x-rages-on_6109664_19.html
Paid articlePaidQuick Glance: Meta and X Battle Continues Behind Musk-Zuckerberg Feud
- Threads, a direct competitor to X (formerly Twitter), intensifies the competition between Silicon Valley's two most famous billionaires.
- Threads is a text-based social media app, similar to its competitor.
- Launched on July 6, this new service claims to differentiate itself from Twitter.
- In an interview with The Verge on July 7, Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, explained that Threads aims to 'create a public square for communities on Instagram that never really embraced Twitter and for communities on Twitter (and other platforms) that are interested in a less angry place for conversations.'
Instagram’s Threads is now available on the web: Last month, Instagram launched Threads, its X (formerly Twitter)-like social networking platform. Back then ...
sammobile.com/news/instagram-threads-available-web/
Meta's Threads will soon have search and web functions, Zuckerberg says : Meta's Threads app will soon get a search function and be available to access via the ...
cnbc.com/2023/08/04/metas-threads-to-have-search-and-web-functions-zuckerberg-says-.html
Zuckerberg mocks Musk announcement that fight will be livestreamed on X: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is mocking X owner Elon Musk’s recent announcement that a ...
thehill.com/policy/technology/4141397-zuckerberg-mocks-musk-announcement-that-fight-will-be-live-streamed-on-x/
Quick Glance: Zuck v Musk Fight Live-Streamed on X
- The Zuck v Musk fight will be streamed live on X.
- All proceeds will benefit charity for veterans.
- Musk described the fight as a civilized form of war.
- Musk intends to start training if the cage fight materializes.
$META | Meta Platforms Says Threads Launching New Logged-In Web Experience, Will Add More Functionality To Threads' Web Experience In Coming Weeks
Threads app’s latest update gives more prominence to reposts: Threads hasn’t launched a web version yet, but the app has shipped a new update to give more ...
techcrunch.com/2023/08/18/threads-apps-latest-update-gives-more-prominence-to-reposts/
Mark Zuckerberg announces Threads is testing out keyword search: Mark Zuckerberg announced via Vin Diesel?
mashable.com/article/threads-search-keyword
Twitter's Rival Threads Is Already Unraveling: Twitter rival Threads has struggled to retain the momentum of its historic start.
time.com/6305383/meta-threads-failing/
Why Threads, Meta's Twitter Killer, Needs a Desktop Version: Social network users want to pound out messages on their laptops as well as phones
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-08-21/why-threads-meta-s-twitter-killer-needs-a-desktop-version
Instagram boss Adam Mosseri started his career as a bartender, waiter: Instagram head Adam Mosseri took part in a trend on Threads where users revealed the five ...
businessinsider.com/instagram-boss-adam-mosseri-started-career-bartender-waiter-2023-9
Paid articlePaid A Paid Version of Facebook and Instagram May Be Coming to the EU: The move is in response to some of the EU's data laws.
pcmag.com/news/paid-facebook-instagram-eu
Instagram's Threads is blocking searches about COVID-19: Meta has temporarily blocked searches for COVID-19-related topics on Threads after rolling out a new ...
businessinsider.com/meta-instragram-threads-blocks-searches-about-covid-political-news-19-2023-9
Paid articlePaid Meta's Threads just got an update that users have been begging for: Meta's new text-based social media app Threads launched a highly-requested new feature ...
cnbc.com/2023/07/25/meta-threads-gets-chronological-feed-for-people-you-follow.html
Threads and X lack like-minded community, Gen Z says: Gen Zers grew up on social media, and they're learning what their dealbreakers are for apps like X and ...
businessinsider.com/threads-and-x-lack-like-minded-community-gen-z-says-2023-8
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Threads from Meta: Usage one month after opening already slumped again: It was foreseeable that it would become quieter on Threads - now it becomes clear how ...
heise.de/news/Threads-von-Meta-Nutzung-einen-Monat-nach-Eroeffnung-schon-wieder-eingebrochen-9245281.html
Tech billionaire duel: Musk vs. Zuckerberg new taunts before cage fight: They want to measure their strength in a cage. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg toyed ...
spiegel.de/netzwelt/apps/elon-musk-und-mark-zuckerberg-so-provozieren-sie-sich-vor-dem-kampf-a-0bed3184-d90c-4411-b6cb-499c456390bb
Most of the 100 million people who signed up for Threads stopped using it: "We're seeing more people coming back daily than I'd expected ...
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/07/zuck-says-threads-doing-better-than-expected-despite-losing-over-half-of-users/
WSJ News Exclusive | Meta’s Threads App to Launch Web Version as Rivalry With X Enters New Stage
wsj.com/tech/metas-threads-app-to-launch-web-version-as-rivalry-with-x-enters-new-stage-706e8241
In June, after it was revealed Mark Zuckerberg's Meta was creating Threads, Elon Musk tweeted "I’m up for a cage match if he is lol ... Show more yhoo.it/3syzNiQ
Mark Zuckerberg’s Threads is struggling to hold people’s attention with time spent on the new app sinking to 6 minutes from its peak of 21 minutes
fortune.com/2023/07/20/meta-instagram-threads-engagement-drops-twitter-elon-musk/
Paid articlePaid Meta's new app Threads causes outrage with detail to keep users 'trapped': Zuckerberg says 10 million users joined Threads in its first seven hours. Now ...
insider.com/meta-threads-delete-account-instagram-2023-6
Quick Glance: The Challenge of Leaving Twitter for Threads
- Meta's Threads aims to replace Twitter with BlueSky and Mastodon.
- Threads as a standalone app faces challenges.
- Many users stay on Twitter for humor, drama, stories, and information.
- To fully transition from Twitter to Threads, I need to receive social rewards.
Musk says Twitter to change logo to "X" from the bird. Changes could come as early as Monday.
apnews.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-logo-x-bird-d58758cdd3f8441e7d2c8d3ac827ba90
Quick Glance: Meta, Microsoft, and Others Own Trademarks to New Twitter Name
- Elon Musk's rebranding of Twitter as X could face legal complications.
- Companies like Meta and Microsoft already have intellectual property rights to the letter.
- The widespread use of the letter X in trademarks could lead to legal challenges.
- Twitter may encounter difficulties in defending its X brand in the future.
TechScape: With 100 million users, is Threads on course to finish off Twitter?: Meta wants its new rival to be a friendly, news-free space. But with missing ...
theguardian.com/technology/2023/jul/11/techscape-meta-threads-twitter
Quick Glance: Twitter traffic drops after Musk takeover, Threads debut
- Twitter's traffic has significantly decreased since billionaire Elon Musk took control of the social media platform last fall, with long-time tweeters switching to alternative platforms like Meta's Threads.
- Twitter's declining numbers come as Meta officially launches Threads, widely seen as a new competitor to Twitter, which debuted last week.
- As of Monday, Twitter is currently ranked 37th in Cloudflare's list of top 100 domains, coinciding with the unpopular changes made by Musk to the site in recent months and the launch of Threads and other Twitter alternatives.
- Earlier this month, Twitter, which Musk officially purchased last October, faced backlash from its users when the platform imposed a rate limit on the number of posts different account tiers could read each day, as reported by The Guardian.
First big Threads update for iOS helps you see new followers: Threads has received a big update on iOS that helps you see new followers and follow them back..
engadget.com/first-big-threads-update-for-ios-helps-you-see-new-followers-195035774.html
Zuckerberg Implies Less Than Half Of Threads Users Have Stuck Around: Meta’s Twitter competitor has struggled to retain users after a record-breaking launch ...
forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2023/07/28/zuckerberg-implies-less-than-half-of-threads-users-have-stuck-around/
Threads could hit 1 billion users, Mark Zuckerberg says: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg noted his high hopes for Threads during the Q2 2023 earnings call ...
theverge.com/2023/7/26/23809080/mark-zuckerberg-meta-q2-earnings-threads-one-billion-users
Threads app is rolling out a way to see your liked posts: Meta’s text-based app Threads is rolling out the ability to see your liked posts through an app update ...
techcrunch.com/2023/08/06/threads-app-is-rolling-out-to-a-way-to-see-your-liked-posts/
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Threads post on Tuesday morning that a web version of the app will be rolling out over the next few days. Show more
Meta Planning to Launch Personas, AI Chatbots With Unique Personalities: Facebook parent firm Meta has confirmed that it will soon release AI chatbots with ...
techtimes.com/articles/294555/20230801/threads-maker-meta-plans-launch-personas-ai-chatbots-unique-personalities.htm
Threads has reportedly lost half of its active users in just a week as Zuckerberg claims ‘10s of millions now come back daily’
fortune.com/2023/07/18/threads-loses-half-active-users-mark-zuckerberg/
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Meta releases Code Llama, code writing AI: Meta Platforms, the company behind Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Threads, has recently released Code Llama ...
thedailystar.net/tech-startup/news/meta-releases-code-llama-code-writing-ai-3402336
Threads user count falls to new lows, highlighting retention challenges: Threads, Meta’s Twitter rival, is struggling to retain users roughly a month after its ...
cnn.com/2023/08/03/tech/threads-user-count-falls/
Zuckerberg Vs. Musk: Everything We Know About The Possible Cage Fight: Zuckerberg and Musk first suggested last month they would clash in a cage match ...
forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2023/07/12/zuckerberg-vs-musk-everything-we-know-about-the-possible-cage-fight/
Google Makes It Easier to Delete Your Personal Deets: Plus: The great Threads boom simmers down, Meta pivots to chatbots, and XBox controllers get more ...
wired.com/story/google-new-privacy-tools-remove-personal-information-from-search/
Quick Glance: Google alerts and simplifies removal of personal information from search results
- Google now alerts individuals when their personal information appears online and makes it easier to remove it.
- The new tools aim to give people more control over the information and images of themselves that appear online, the company said.
- New rules on explicit personal images allow users to request the removal of explicit images of themselves from search results.
- The same policy applies to personal information in general.
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