Threads keeps growing in downloads and active users
The new social media app Threads keeps growing. Also, the first update for the platform has now been released.
This is the finding of researchers at Data.ai. According to the app researchers, Threads recorded more than 150 million downloads, both for iOS and Android, in its first week of existen... Read more
New social media apps rise from the ashes of Twitter
Drastic changes to the social media platform Twitter rarely go down users well. As a result, there are hijackers on the coast who are only too happy to accommodate the departing users on their new platform.
It thundered for Twitter users again last weekend. Twitter owner Elon Musk tweeted that ... Read more
Meta Threads not available inside the EU (for now)
Meta's soon-to-be-launched Twitter competitor Threads will not be immediately available in the EU. This writes the Irish newspaper Independent based on a statement from the Irish privacy regulator DPC.
According to the DPC spokesperson, writes the Irish newspaper, it is not certain whether Meta'... Read more
Meta plans to launch Twitter competitor Threads this week
Meta plans to launch an Instagram-linked microblogging service this week: Threads. This will be a Twitter competitor, Reuters writes.
Users can post short messages on the new Threads service, to which other users can respond. The link to Instagram with the text-based conversation app ensures tha... Read more