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Twitter rival Threads signs up 100 million users in five days

The Threads app launched by Instagram as a rival to Twitter has signed up more than 100 million users in less than five days,...

AFPJuly 10, 2023

Social Media

Op-Ed: Is social media dead, just stagnant, or diluting itself?

I don’t know how much debt there is in social media, but I’d be in no great hurry to find out. That could be...

Paul WallisJuly 7, 2023

Singers Shakira and Jennifer Lopez, basketball player Stephen Curry, creator Pharrell Williams and talk show icon Oprah Winfrey have already joined Threads and posted several messages

Tech & Science

What we know about Threads, Meta’s ‘Twitter killer’

Threads, Mark Zuckerberg’s Instagram-based challenge to dethrone Elon Musk’s troubled Twitter, has already secured tens of millions of downloads, but it remains to be...

AFPJuly 6, 2023

Meta's Threads is hoping to quickly become a major rival to Twitter

Business

Twitter rivals pile up with Meta’s Threads launch

Facebook is jumping into the ring, launching its own contender to dethrone Twitter as the go-to website for the media, officials and celebrities.

AFPJuly 5, 2023

Meta's new Threads app will not launch in Europe right away due to regulatory issues

News

Meta launches Twitter rival Threads — but not in Europe

Facebook behemoth Meta officially will launch Threads, its text-based rival to Twitter, on Wednesday — but its release in Europe has been delayed over...

AFPJuly 5, 2023

Met's new Threads app will not launch in Europe right away due to regulatory issues

Tech & Science

Meta’s Twitter-like Threads app will not launch in Europe

Facebook owner Meta's new Threads app, meant to rival Twitter, will not be available in the European Union when it launches Thursday.

AFPJuly 5, 2023

Some Twitter users quickly hit the new limit on the number of tweets they could read in a day

Tech & Science

In AI tussle, Twitter restricts number of posts users can read

Elon Musk announced Saturday that Twitter would temporarily restrict how many tweets users could read per day, in a move meant to tamp down...

AFPJuly 1, 2023

An Indian court has fined Twitter $61,000 after dismissing its plea challenging orders to remove tweets and accounts critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government

Tech & Science

Indian court dismisses Twitter plea on takedown orders

An Indian court on Friday fined Twitter $61,000 after dismissing its plea challenging orders to remove tweets and accounts critical of Prime Minister Narendra...

AFPJune 30, 2023