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Threads: What we’ve learned from the first week – and why it can’t kill Twitter just yet | Science & Tech News
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With more than 100 million users signing up in five days and Elon Musk rattled into tweeting explicit jibes about Mark Zuckerberg, it’s been quite a first week for Meta’s new app Threads. After months of speculation, the company behind Facebook picked the perfect moment to launch its shameless Twitter rival and it’s already the…
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Threads: What needs fixing in the new rival to Twitter according to people who’ve just started using it | Science & Tech News
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Meta has launched what some are calling its “Twitter killer” app – Threads – with Mark Zuckerberg saying more than 30 million signed up in the first day. Twitter has reportedly threatened to sue over “intellectual property rights” – with Elon Musk suggesting Meta has “cheated”. And while many are excited about a new challenge…
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Zuckerberg v Musk: Will Threads ‘kill’ Twitter? | Science & Tech News
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Meta launched its new microblogging app Threads on Thursday, with boss Mark Zuckerberg reporting 30 million sign-ups in the first day. But can the tech company, which also owns Instagram and WhatsApp, capitalise on recent changes at Twitter by owner Elon Musk which have alienated many of its users and advertisers? Not content with a battle on socials,…
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Twitter threatens to sue Facebook owner Meta over new Threads platform | Science & Tech News
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Twitter has threatened to sue Facebook owner Meta over its new Threads platform. The company has written to Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg to say it “intends to strictly enforce its intellectual property rights, according to news site Semafor, citing a letter from Twitter lawyer Alex Spiro. “It demands that Meta take immediate steps to stop…
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Threads launches: Meta’s Twitter rival has arrived – how it works, how to join, and which celebs are on board | Science & Tech News
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Threads, the long-awaited Twitter rival from Meta, launches in the UK today. Built by the firm’s Instagram team, it’s billed as a home for “sharing text updates and joining public conversations”. Its release couldn’t be more aggressively timed, coming days after another controversial move by Twitter’s incendiary owner Elon Musk forced many people to look…
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Meta to launch Twitter-like app called Threads | Science & Tech News
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Meta Platforms Inc –Â the owner of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram – is set to launch a Twitter-like app called Threads. Threads has been billed as Instagram‘s text-based conversation app and will allow users to keep the same username and follow the same accounts as they do on the photo-sharing platform. The app is available to…
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Threads: Why Meta’s Twitter rival could finally be the one that catches on | Science & Tech News
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If you can’t beat them, copy them. That’s generally been Mark Zuckerberg‘s go-to strategy when it comes to dealing with upstart competitors to his social media empire. Long gone are the days when Instagram was just a feed of photos as was its original vision, with two of its now marquee features ripped straight from…