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Paid articlePaywall Threads Adds Twitter-Like Retweeting Feature—What Does Reposts Tab Do?: Meta has added a new update on Threads where users can soon repost on the platform ...
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Threads Offer ‘Edit Button’ For Free, No Paid Subscription Needed, With Voice Posts Also Coming
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Paid articlePaywall 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
Key FactsMeta and X Battle Continues Behind Musk-Zuckerberg Feud
Aug 26, 2023 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- 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.'

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
Key FactsMeta Launches Web Version of Threads App
Aug 22, 2023 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: theguardian.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: theguardian.com
- 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.

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/

Threads app gets three most-requested features on Android: Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta launched Threads, a text-based social media platform that competes directly ...
sammobile.com/news/threads-app-adds-three-basic-features-android/

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

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/

Threads adds a chronological feed as Twitter burns to the ground: Threads is about to get vastly more useful as Meta has started rolling out the option to see a ...
engadget.com/threads-adds-a-chronological-feed-as-twitter-burns-to-the-ground-152817251.html
Paid articlePaywall Facebook is now used by nearly 40% of the world's population: Over three billion people are active on Facebook every month as of June 30, the company said during ...
businessinsider.com/meta-facebook-apps-used-half-world-population-earnings-mark-zuckerberg-2023-7

Threads’ User Engagement Reportedly Plummets After Explosive Start: Threads has seen a 70% decline in active daily users since its July 7 peak ...
forbes.com/sites/willskipworth/2023/07/21/threads-user-engagement-reportedly-plummets-after-explosive-start/

Mark Zuckerberg Shares Pic With Satya Nadella As The Two Announce 'Free' ChatGPT-like Tool
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Can Threads Keep It Together? 3 Things I Think It Should Try: With major launches at companies like Meta and Twitter, the focus is almost unilaterally on going ...
forbes.com/sites/sarahoh/2023/07/17/can-threads-keep-it-together-3-things-i-think-it-should-try/

At $117 Billion, Elon Musk Has Earned More Wealth This Year Than Mark Zuckerberg's Entire Net Worth
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Paid articlePaywall Threads'150 million downloads and keeping 100 million active users happy: Threads launched in early July, seeing a rate of adoption that's come as a shock to ...
businessinsider.com/threads-150-million-downloads-100-million-active-users-engagement-2023-7

Meta confirms it is blocking EU-based users from accessing Threads via VPN: After multiple EU-based users complained about not being able to access Instagram’s ...
techcrunch.com/2023/07/14/meta-is-blocking-eu-based-users-from-accessing-threads-via-vpn/

Elon Musk and Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino Take Shots at Threads: Meta’s Twitter competitor Threads surpassed 100 million users on Monday.
thedailybeast.com/elon-musk-and-twitter-ceo-linda-yaccarino-take-shots-at-threads

Suspended Twitter account tracking Elon Musk's jet moves to Threads: Jack Sweeney, the creator of an account tracking Elon Musk's private jet in real time ...
reuters.com/technology/suspended-twitter-account-tracking-elon-musks-jet-moves-rival-metas-threads-2023-07-08/

Twitter may face difficulties showing Meta stole trade secrets: Twitter's claim that Meta Platforms (META.O) stole trade secrets to build its new microblogging ...
reuters.com/technology/twitter-may-face-difficulties-showing-meta-stole-trade-secrets-2023-07-07/

Meta’s Threads App Sees Early Success, Drawing Advertiser Interest and Twitter’s Ire
wsj.com/articles/early-success-of-metas-threads-is-already-drawing-interest-from-advertisers-ba67d722
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