Tag: Social Media

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X now lets all users make audio and video calls

X now lets all users make audio and video calls

X now offers audio and video calling functionality to all users. Previously, this was only available to Premium subscribers. With this, the social media platform aims to compete with apps like WhatsApp or Apple's FaceTime. The audio and video message features were limited to only X Premium users... Read more

date2 months ago
Threads, Meta’s competitor to X, now also available in Europe

Threads, Meta’s competitor to X, now also available in Europe

Meta Platforms has also made its social media platform Threads available in Europe since Thursday. Whether the platform will become an X-killer in this region, remains to be seen. Threads was previously launched by Meta in the U.S. as a potential competitor to Elon Musk's X and founded by Meta t... Read more

date4 months ago
EU wants patronizing rules against endless scrolling on smartphones

EU wants patronizing rules against endless scrolling on smartphones

The EU will create a set of rules that will ensure we all spend less time on apps and social media. Since it's hard to prohibit using cell phones for more than 60 minutes a day, the design of these digital products will have to change. The rules come across as disparaging, but does the EU have soli... Read more

date4 months ago
Meta to bring ailing Threads to Europe in December

Meta to bring ailing Threads to Europe in December

Meta plans to launch Threads in Europe in December. The service, mostly seen as the alternative to X (formerly Twitter), could use a new boost. In the middle of this year, Threads launched as Meta's intended competitor to X, which has had a tumultuous existence since its acquisition by Elon Musk... Read more

date5 months ago
X adds two paid subscriptions: those who pay are seen

X adds two paid subscriptions: those who pay are seen

The social media platform X adds subscriptions of three and sixteen euros per month. Those who pay the most get not only an ad-free platform but also more attention from other X users. Premium+ is the most extensive subscription with a price tag of sixteen euros per month. This buys you a blue ... Read more

date6 months ago
X attracts ten times more daily active users than rival Threads

X attracts ten times more daily active users than rival Threads

The social media site Threads can only draw interest from a small group of users on a daily basis. The number of accounts used daily has already dropped by 80 percent. Moreover, the platform retains far fewer users than its biggest rival, X. The figures apply to Android users. A month after the... Read more

date8 months ago
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