Keyword "threads" - List of latest news (230 results)

20/04 Expedition 72 crew of the International Space Agency Atra in Kazakhstan

Russian spacecraft Soyuz MS-26, which was carrying two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut, returned to Earth, with the crew of the 72 expedition of the International Space Station to end its seven-month investigation mission. View on Euronews

20/04 Jennifer Lopez causes stir with Formula 1 Grand Prix cameo

Jennifer Lopez went full Power Ranger mode at the Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday night.

14/03 Mark Zuckerberg's Meta to Launch Community Notes Next Week

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta will launch its Community Notes feature on it Facebook, Instagram, and Threads in the United States next week. The community-driven feature replaced the company's biased left-wing "fact checking" system that was used to censor conservatives over the past 10 years.

23/02 The warning of a doctor about removing the threads from bananas: "There are the largest amount of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals ..."

With regard to maniah when eating there is nothing written, although it is curious to observe how many people share the same customs, sometimes wrong. One of the most common has to do with bananas threads, specifically, with removing them before consuming this fruit. There are those who hide in the "disgust" or "repelú ...

06/02 Chinese technology giants are cheerful to Deepseek

AI chip manufacturers, Cloud services such as Huawei, Moore Threads, Alibaba or Baidu, Tencent simultaneously claiming to support the depth of AI Deepseek.

03/02 Joe Humphreys: No one is asking Meta to act as God - just not to pollute the public space with lies

Unthinkable: Meta’s stance on fact-checking resembles a philosophical position known as ‘epistemological anarchy’

23/01 Want to quit X, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads? Here's how

With Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg rallying around Donald Trump, some users are deciding to quit the social media apps. Here’s how to do it for those wanting a break.

14/01 Meta is already testing the successor to fact-checking

Instead of fact-checkers, users will be able to correct the content appearing on Meta's platforms in the future, and the method may already be quite familiar from another social site.

11/01 Hollywood Elite Freak Out over Mark Zuckerberg's Changes to Meta, Facebook, Instagram

Members of the Hollywood elite are having a collective meltdown in response to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announcing his company will start embracing free speech on its platforms Facebook, Instagram, and Threads platforms. | Entertainment

11/01 Why is Meta getting rid of fact-checking and will it affect my social media feed?

Move by company’s billionaire founder Mark Zuckerberg prompted alarm among social media experts

10/01 The Irish Times view on Zuckerberg’s changes: Meta goes Maga

It is hardly an accident that the new policies are almost identical to those of Elon Musk’s X

10/01 70+ 'Fact Check' Organizations Are Furious at Mark Zuckerberg's Decision to Bring Free Speech to Facebook

A coalition of more than 70 "fact checking" organizations have penned an open letter to Mark Zuckerberg, expressing their outrage over Meta's decision to move away from biased left-wing "fact check" organizations and toward crowdsourced moderation on its platforms in the United States.

10/01 A radical transformation... the return of political content to Instagram and Twitter!

A radical transformation... the return of political content to Instagram and Twitter!

08/01 Meta’s changes to policing will lead to clash with EU and UK, say experts

Politicians criticise Mark Zuckerberg’s choice to scrap factcheckers, affecting Facebook, Instagram and Threads

08/01 Martin Lewis issues 'seismic' warning after Facebook makes major change

Martin Lewis has raised concerns about Meta's new policy changes, which include eliminating fact-checkers and reducing censorship across its social platforms.

08/01 Mark Zuckerberg has gone full Maga | Siva Vaidhyanathan

It’s also a mistake to describe the Meta CEO’s move as a retreat from ‘fact-checking’: it’s a retreat from limiting harm to users

08/01 Mark Zuckerberg sports $900,000 watch as he calls time on Meta fact-checking

Tech giant CEO wore Greubel Forsey ‘Hand Made 1’, which retails for $895,500, as he announced policy overhaul

07/01 Ditching of Facebook factcheckers a ‘major step back’ for public discourse, critics say

Mark Zuckerberg’s decision regarding Meta platforms condemned as ‘a full bending of the knee’ to Donald Trump

07/01 Meta to get rid of factcheckers and recommend more political content

Mark Zuckerberg says company will ‘dramatically reduce censorship’ across Facebook, Instagram and Threads

31/12 Twitter is dead – there will probably never be a successor

Bluesky, Mastodon or Threads? There will probably be no real replacement for Twitter, not today and never again - because Musk's lethal injection has affected the central nervous system of social media. We should still go.

27/12 Is Bluesky playing now?

The features and failures, successes and errors of Twitter, X, Mastodon, Threads and Bluesky are revealing that the central question is not which platform to go to, but to what extent the lessons of history have been assimilated, to that it does not repeat itself cyclically

10/12 These are the benefits you miss if you remove the white threads from the tangerine before eating it

The tangerine is one of the most popular and refreshing fruits, especially during the winter months. In addition, being rich in vitamins and nutrients, it is the perfect option for those looking for a healthy diet. However, few know the benefits of the white threads found between the peel and segments of this delicious fruit...

04/12 ‘OMG’: $49 Oodies in epic price drop

We’re counting down the days until Christmas, so you’ve only got a few weeks left to snap up those gifts for your family and friends.

01/12 Seán Moncrieff: Under Elon Musk, X is tapping ever more into a dark human need to be mean to other people.

As people – even Stephen King – flee the platform, discussion of where to move to feels underpinned by a sadness that the kind of virtual space they crave may no longer be possible

19/11 Bluesky has had a glow-up. But is the butterfly app here to stay?

Non-toxic alternative to Elon Musk’s X has attracted millions of new users this month and, so far, is not annoying like Threads

18/11 Bluesky: How a new alternative to X and Facebook is handling explosive growth

Network, which grew from an off-shoot of Jack Dorsey’s Twitter, experiencing ‘growing pains’ of popularity as membership passes 15m

15/11 Stephen King is leaving Platform X

The legendary writer announced his exit from Elon Musk's social network, calling the platform too toxic, and switched to Threads.

15/11 "The atmosphere has become toxic," Stephen King left X

Criticizing the platform, the American writer Stephen King said goodbye to the former Twitter, and also revealed where he will share his thoughts in the future.

14/11 From the heart of Cairo.. The history of making the Kaaba kiswah at the hands of Al-Qasabji “Video” - Youm7

The manufacture of covering the Kaaba is one of the oldest and most honorable crafts that distinguished Egypt in the twentieth century, as this industry continued in Cairo.

14/11 The BlueSky social network received a wave of new users after Trump's victory

The influx of users to Bluesky shows that the application was able to present itself as an alternative to social networks X and Threads.

14/11 Threads will not escape either: they will soon be overwhelmed by advertisements

Ad-free Threads is coming to an end in a few months, a new report claims.

11/11 First came the bots, then came the bosses - we’re entering Musk and Zuck’s new era of disinformation | Joan Donovan

Tech leaders’ politics are encoded into their platforms – and with Trump’s ascent, they have direct access to the Oval Office

05/11 Car spark plug threads contain oil, this is a sign that this component is starting to fail

If you see that the spark plug thread is filled with traces of engine oil, it could be that a part or component has been damaged. This is the explanation

04/11 Exciting numbers recorded by the Threadz platform

Exciting numbers recorded by the Threadz platform

27/09 Threads of Time is a new time travel RPG inspired by Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy

The Canadian studio Riyo Games debuts with an adventure that travels through different eras of time, mixing 2.5D pixel art and the best features of Unreal Engine 5

20/09 Pager explosions.. new threads linking Bulgaria and Norway to mysterious arms deals!

Pager explosions.. new threads linking Bulgaria and Norway to mysterious arms deals!

08/09 Goodbye Tinder, hello Strava: have ‘hobby’ apps become the new social networks?

Millions are rejecting the culture-war hotspots of the major social media sites in favour of apps dedicated to activities they enjoy, while bonding with their fellow users

25/08 There is no escape: ads are coming to Threads as well

There are already traces of ads in the code of Threads, although Meta claims that they are not currently testing the display of advertisements on the platform. However, it is certain that this will not remain the case forever.

19/08 'Deathly Dull:' Mark Zuckerberg's Threads Is Failing to Live Up to the Anti-X Hype

Leftists around the world have been flocking to alternative social media platforms over the last year, fleeing Elon Musk's X/Twitter. Although Mark Zuckerberg's Threads has been touted as the ultimate X replacement, the reality is that many users find the platform "deathly dull."

18/08 ‘Threads is just deathly dull’: have Twitter quitters found what they are looking for on other networks?

There’s been an exodus of users from X, propelled by Elon Musk’s lurch to the far right, but the alternatives have drawbacks too

13/08 ‘Off-the-scale ignorance’: how Musk-Trump interview on X played out on social media

It started poorly with a 45-minute delay and rolling technical issues – and was discussed on other platforms

04/08 Threads attracts 200 million users

Threads attracts 200 million users

22/07 How to ... clean up your Threads feed

Threads' algorithm can overload you with tons of stuff on the same topic

05/07 Anniversary celebration in Meta Threads: smart tools and filters

At the time there was talk of the great resemblance to X, the social network acquired by Elon Musk

04/07 175 million...the number of Threads users before the first anniversary of its launch

175 million...the number of Threads users before the first anniversary of its launch

02/06 What's new in Threads?

What's new in Threads?

02/06 A new office interface from Threads.. This is what will be available to users

A new office interface from Threads.. This is what will be available to users

31/05 European Commission file on Meta: is the accusation of promoting addiction to networks lawful?

Although there is no absolute consensus on whether social media-induced behavior qualifies as addiction, there is enough evidence to suggest that it can lead to problematic use.

30/05 State Security in Nabatieh reveals threads of adulterated Nescafe

State Security in Nabatieh reveals threads of adulterated Nescafe

30/05 Rika Adachi is flooded with tsukkomi after reporting trouble at a luxury brand store, ``shifting responsibility'' and ``it's disgusting''

When actress Rika Adachi wrote about a ``problem'' that occurred while shopping at a luxury brand store on her Threads account, some people pointed out that ``the writing was a bit thorny.'' Adachi told Threads on May 26th about what happened when she visited a high-end apparel store, saying, ``Or rather, a problem occurred.I wanted to buy a belt at the store, but they didn't have my size, so I ch

28/05 Rika Adachi mentions her annual income, "My annual income is 37 million... Please! HoriPro lol"

Actress Rika Adachi (31) updated Threads on the 28th. She laughed off speculation about her annual income that was being whispered about online. Adachi said, ``Also, something that made me laugh recently was that she was often posted in X and my annual income was 37 million yen.'' She denied it, saying, ``There's no way I'm getting that much lol,'' and she playfully asked her agency, ``I'd rather

06/05 Record fine imposed on META

The Competition Board, which found that META distorted competition by combining Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp data, rejected the "use without profile" proposal regarding Threads and took a temporary injunction on the application. The Board also ended the daily administrative fine and decided to impose an administrative fine of 335 million 730 thousand 707 liras on META.

30/04 Threads application is closed in Turkey today

The application in question will be closed to access in Turkey as of today, following the decision of the Competition Authority.

25/04 Threads surpasses X in America

Threads surpasses X in America

21/04 China Orders Apple to Remove WhatsApp and Threads from App Store

Apple removed the WhatsApp app from its App Store in China, following a government order citing national security concerns.

21/04 Ordered by the Chinese Government, WhatsApp and Threads Removed from the App Store

Apple made this decision after receiving direct orders from the Chinese government citing national security concerns.

20/04 Chinese censorship has hit Apple, WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal and Threads have also become unavailable in China

Beijing would exercise even greater censorship over the Internet in China, and to this end, citing national security reasons, it has now blocked access to several applications with Apple.

20/04 The threads of the Mayya and Mayya crime unfold.. This is how he killed his wife and buried her in the garden of the house

The threads of the Mayya and Mayya crime unfold.. This is how he killed his wife and buried her in the garden of the house

19/04 Apple removes WhatsApp, Threads from App Store in China after demand by Beijing over security concerns

The Chinese government ordered Apple to remove WhatsApp, Signal, Threads and Telegram from its App Store, according to a report.

19/04 Apple pulls WhatsApp and Threads from its store in China

Apple pulls WhatsApp and Threads from its store in China

19/04 State coercion? Why Apple needs to remove WhatsApp in China

China has had Apple remove the WhatsApp messenger from the App Store there. Apple said you are forced to follow the laws of each country.

19/04 Apple Says It Was Ordered to Pull WhatsApp From China App Store

Apple said it removed WhatsApp and Threads in its China app offerings Friday on Beijing’s orders, amid technological tensions between the U.S. and China.

16/04 Gen Z's job search 'revolution'

Without a neat CV or showing off her qualifications, Phuong Nhi posted a 50-word job search newsletter on social networks and attracted 10,000 visits.

06/04 AI in social media: Why Facebook and Co. rely on warnings instead of deleting them

AI content can deceive and manipulate. Instead of deleting them, Meta would rather distribute warnings in the future. This is how freedom of speech should be preserved.

04/04 Truth Social valued on virtual hot air, not fundamentals

Donald Trump’s social media network is trading at valuations that make some of the most successful listed businesses in history look pedestrian

31/03 Don't change car engine oil when the engine is hot, this is the risk

Car engine oil must be changed periodically. Well, it turns out that when you open the oil bolt, don't do it while the engine is still very hot, you know, this is a risk

31/03 Secrets of P Diddy’s debauched Ibiza parties revealed

Crazy-money villas and yachts, more scantily clad dancers than you could shake a thong at, big-name private DJs, bags of sex toys and chocolate body paint.

28/03 Opinion | Is Threads the Good Place?

An alternative to X, it turns out, is just another battlefield.

26/03 Meta's Supervisory Committee: Allow the word martyr

Meta's supervisory committee, an independent body that oversees the company, decided that users should be allowed to write the word "martyr" in posts. Jewish organizations fear incitement against Israel.

24/03 Disagreements within the Israeli intelligence services...a failed mission whose threads were revealed in Gaza

Disagreements within the Israeli intelligence services...a failed mission whose threads were revealed in Gaza

24/03 Instagram moves to limit political content

“This announcement expands on years of work on how we approach and treat political content based on what people have told us they wanted.”

22/03 Threads enters the world of decentralized social platforms

Threads enters the world of decentralized social platforms

12/03 Why Does Romance Now Feel Like Work?

Two recent books dig into the crisis of modern love—and how we might forge more meaningful connections.

06/03 It confused the Iraqis for hours.. Why did Facebook and Instagram stop?

Al-Sumaria News - Miscellaneous Widespread disruptions affected Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, yesterday, Tuesday, March 5, 2024, and prevented users from accessing their accounts.

05/03 Facebook, Instagram, Messenger back online after worldwide outage

Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads was hit by a worldwide outage today that left users in Ireland unable to access their accounts.

05/03 Facebook, Instagram Face Super Tuesday Outages

People across the United States are reporting Facebook, Instagram, and Threads outages as Super Tuesday ramps up.

05/03 Facebook, Messenger and Instagram have started to recover

After about an hour of downtime, it seems that Meta's social interfaces can be used again - but you have to log in again.

05/03 Facebook, Instagram and Messenger suffer major outage

Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads are currently down in Ireland.

27/02 Moment scammer loses it caught on film

The moment a scammer lost his cool when his phishing scam failed to fool a quick thinking NAB customer has been caught on camera.

21/02 Where it all went wrong for outgoing Woolworths boss Brad Banducci

ANALYSIS

13/02 TechScape: Bluesky opens up to the world – but can anything really replace Twitter?

After a year in invite-only beta mode, anyone can sign up for the new social network. Whether they will want to stay is another matter

10/02 Zuck Wants You Distracted: Instagram, Threads to Stop Recommending Political Content

Mark Zuckerberg's Instagram and Threads will no longer recommend political content on their social media platforms, the company announced on Friday. Zuckerberg's latest move to control the national conversation will include attempting to quiet down the popular Breitbart News Instagram account.

10/02 Russia move sends US state into free fall

ANALYSIS

08/02 Meta closes Khamenei's accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads

On Thursday, Meta Company, which operates the social networking sites Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, closed the accounts of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and other accounts, on the grounds that they violated the privacy policy and used them in a manner that conflicts with the rules of ethical conduct for users of social media accounts, it said.

02/02 10 million monthly users..Threads takes the throne of X

Threads now has 130 million monthly active users, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said while presenting the company's first-quarter results.

22/01 The big idea: should we keep politics out of social media?

Where is the line between raising awareness and feeding polarisation?

13/01 Threadz intends to allow you to follow users of competitor X

Threadz intends to allow you to follow users of competitor X

11/01 Major retail outlet forced to close

A major blow has hit shoppers in Melbourne with the announcement from wholesale giant Costco confirming the closure of a major store.

10/01 How to delete your Threads account without affecting your Instagram profile?

Although the application caused a lot of furor during its launch and many downloaded it, few use it today and want to delete their data. To do? We tell you.

07/01 How to delete a Threads account without losing your Instagram account

It is also possible to temporarily deactivate a profile to avoid losing followers, posts and interactions

06/01 Hikomaro angry at slander: ``When there are so many people hurting, what's the point in humans hurting each other?''

Talent Hikomaro (57) updated his SNS Threads by the 6th. He expressed his anger over the slander. Hikomaro complained, ``Slander, copyright, portrait rights, using video attachments without permission, think before posting,'' and emphasized, ``That's a crime. Is it okay to hurt people by saying things like personal impressions?'' did. He went on to say, ``If I get hurt by your post and lose my lif

02/01 TechScape: Cybercrime, AI supremacy and the metaverse – the tech stories that will dominate 2024

From the future of X to Apple’s Vision Pro headset, we make a call on the deals, products and technologies that could define this year

21/12 Twitter’s Demise Is About So Much More Than Elon Musk

TikTok is eating microblogging as we’ve always known it.

19/12 Fedez, new attack on Giorgia Meloni: «When their government members make mistakes, do they apologize and pay out of their own pockets?»

Fedez, a few minutes after the video published by Chiara Ferragni on her social channels regarding the issue of the Balocco pandoro, wanted to say...

19/12 "17 Threads": The unknown massacre of Kythera became a serial

The true story of a shoemaker, who in August 1909 killed 15 of his fellow villagers in Kythera as revenge for unjust accusations against him, was taken to prison, where instead of being executed he became an executioner, but in the end he was also murdered by his fellow prisoners

18/12 «Today offers Giulia Cecchettin», the shameful post on Threads: social networks in revolt against black humor

In a video you can see a mesmerizing Chinese rice cooker, in what appears to be an innocuous post like many on social media. The caption on the video in...

14/12 Meta’s Threads app launches in the EU in blow to competitor X

The tech giant’s app, which launched in July 2023, first needed approval from the European Commission over privacy provisions

14/12 Threads plays on its key advantage as it seeks to steal X’s clothes

Meta-owned alternative to Elon Musk-owned X has just launched for EU users

14/12 Meta launches Threads in the EU

Service had been delayed in EU as company engaged with regulators

14/12 Instagram’s Threads social platform launches in Europe amid commercial decline for Elon Musk’s X

Threads, the Twitter-like app recently crated by Meta’s Instagram, has launched in Ireland and the EU.

14/12 Metaverse aside, Zuckerberg has had a surprisingly good year

Interest in virtual reality remains tepid — but his AI experiment proved more successful

14/12 Meta’s Threads is finally available to users in Europe

The reason why it took five months longer to launch in Europe is reportedly blamed on the bloc’s Digital Markets Act.

11/12 The date is here: Threads, Meta's new community site, will be available in Europe before Christmas

A countdown has appeared on the Threads page, which can only be seen by those who have not been able to use the platform until now - this certainly indicates the date of the EU launch.

03/12 Instagram allows searching in all languages ​​on the Threads service

Instagram allows searching in all languages ​​on the Threads service

01/12 Threads launches a new feature. Here are the details

Threads launches a new feature. Here are the details

30/11 Spotify Doesn't Know Who You Are

It’s okay if you’ve listened to Steely Dan 42,031 times this year. Really.

30/11 Get ready: Meta's new community site, Threads, may be available from Europe as early as tomorrow

According to the signs, Meta's new social site, Threads, now complies with the rules of the European Union, so the platform can enter the market here as well. According to newspaper reports, this will happen in December.

25/11 Instagram users complain about receiving Threads notifications

Instagram users complain about receiving Threads notifications

21/11 X's most prominent competitor... The White House joins the Threads platform

X's most prominent competitor... The White House joins the Threads platform

21/11 Biden, Harris join Mark Zuckerberg’s Threads, days after White House slams Elon Musk

A White House spokeswoman, Robyn Patterson, said the reason for the move is because “we are committed to meeting people where they are.”

16/11 Will Threads become more independent from Instagram?

Will Threads become more independent from Instagram?

15/11 How do you do it? How to delete your Threads account separately from Instagram - The Seventh Day

When Meta launched Threads in July, one of the user complaints about the platform was that it was impossible to delete your Threads profile without also deleting your Instagram account.

15/11 Meta issues a new decision regarding deleting Threads accounts

Alsumaria News - Miscellaneous Adam Mosseri, CEO of the Threads application, announced that users are now able to delete their accounts on the application without also deleting their Instagram account.

14/11 Did Mark Zuckerberg throw in the towel? You can now delete your Threads account without losing your Instagram

Although Threads seemed like it would dethrone Twitter, its popularity plummeted after a few weeks. If you keep your account, now you can finally delete it.

13/11 To control the appearance of posts on Facebook and Instagram... Meta launches a new update to Threads

To control the appearance of posts on Facebook and Instagram... Meta launches a new update to Threads

27/10 As Users Abandon X, Sports Twitter Endures

Many users have migrated to other platforms since Elon Musk bought Twitter, but sports fans still find it indispensable.

23/10 Fungi Could Be Helping Old-Growth Trees Survive Climate Change

In climate-addled places, mats of mycelium may make all the difference.

13/10 Social Media in Wartime, Betting on the Future and A.I. Passes the Smell Test

The Israel-Hamas war highlights X’s moderation failures. What should be social media’s role in global conflict?

13/10 Israel-Hamas war poses early disinformation test for Meta’s Threads

Young app seems to have few viral falsehoods, perhaps because it’s still small and used differently from competitors

07/10 Wild detail inside this $4,000 a night hotel room

There is no place in the world quite like Beverly Hills.

04/10 So much for Meta’s ‘Twitter killer’: Major brands shun Threads, traffic plunges 80%

Coca-Cola’s last post on Threads was a week ago while fast food giant McDonald’s hasn’t provided fresh content on the app for nearly two months.

18/09 Meta hands out perks after mass layoffs including T-shirts, happy hours and office snacks

At Meta’s 250-acre headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., staffers say morale is on the up and up thanks to the return of happy hours, branded corporate swag and campus perks like snacks, laundr…

12/09 Threads blocks search for ‘COVID,’ ‘vaccines,’ ‘coronavirus’ over disinformation fear

Meta Platforms’ Threads has reportedly censored search terms that include the words “COVID,” “vaccines” and “coronavirus.” Mark Zuckerberg’s purporte…

02/09 ‘Mayhem’: Wild detail behind blockbuster show

WARNING: Mild season one spoilers ahead

25/08 Meta’s Twitter rival Threads launches web version

Threads, Meta's challenger to depose Twitter as the go-to platform for celebrities, companies and governments, is now available on the web as it seeks to revive its underwhelming launch.

23/08 Elon Musk slams Facebook for ‘manipulating the public almost everywhere on Earth’

Musk said Facebook “won’t open source their algorithm” due to alleged censorship.

22/08 Meta launches web version of flagging Threads app

‘Twitter killer’ social media platform experienced initial boom in sign-ups when it launched in July

22/08 Meta rolling out web version of Threads as rival X implements changes

Company executives acknowledged earlier on that work on the app was still needed and that it was missing important features, such as direct messaging and an ability to search for content.

22/08 Why Threads needs a desktop version | News24

On Threads, Meta Platforms' X copycat, users have been asking for weeks for a version that works on their computers. Soon, the company is expected to fulfill the wish.

21/08 Elon Musk admits his $44 billion X takeover ‘may fail, as so many have predicted’

Musk triggered fresh outrage after announcing X would eliminate its “block” feature.

15/08 Elon Musk says he’ll show up at Mark Zuckerberg’s doorstep in a Tesla to fight as billionaire trash talk continues

“For the Tesla FSD test drive in Palo Alto tonight, I will ask the car to drive to @finkd’s house,” he tweeted Monday. “… If we get lucky and Zuck my 👅 actually answers the …

14/08 Threads app usage plummets despite initial promise as refuge from Twitter

Social media app, launched in the wake of Twitter chaos, recorded 576,000 active users in August, down 79% from 2.3 million in July

14/08 Techies’ trash talk! Mark Zuckerberg slams Elon Musk for not being ‘serious’ about their cage fight

After Elon Musk first challenged Mark Zuckerberg to a cage fight on 20 June, the Facebook boss has not blasted the Tesla chief for not being “serious” about the clash and accused him of wasting his time.

14/08 Zuckerberg says Musk isn’t serious about cage match, suggests ‘it’s time to move on’

“I think we can all agree Elon isn’t serious and it’s time to move on,” the Facebook founder wrote on his new platform Threads Sunday.

13/08 Mark Zuckerberg 'ready' to fight Elon Musk

Mark Zuckerberg is "ready" to fight Elon Musk but insisted nothing has been arranged as yet.

08/08 Threads allows users to see liked posts in latest update as interest dwindles

Threads has lost more than half its user base since its July 5 launch.

04/08 Threads user count tanks after 'Twitter killer' app's record launch

The success of Mark Zuckerberg's Twitter rival could be hanging by a thread.

03/08 Is this the future of social networking?

The fediverse has been trumpeted as a way to break the dominance of the social networking giants. Can it succeed?

01/08 Instagram boss moves back to US from London after Threads loses more than half its users

Instagram head Adam Mosseri moved back stateside one year after relocating to London. He cited the different time zones as reason for his move, though it’s unclear if Threads’ waning us…

29/07 Will rebranding Twitter give Elon Musk the X factor? I wouldn’t bank on it | John Naughton

Twitter’s owner has given his toy a new name, but any ambition he has to turn it into a WeChat-like financial service is fanciful

28/07 The Guardian view on Twitter’s rebranding: X marks an everything or nothing gamble | Editorial

Editorial: Elon Musk’s latest bid to save the social media platform by a changing its name is part of a desperate attempt at world domination

28/07 Stephen King clearly isn’t a fan of Elon Musk’s Twitter rebrand to X

Stephen King shared his distaste for Twitter’s recent rebrand with a tweet that wrote “Twitter” 14 times before adding, “And in case you didn’t get that: Twitter.&#822…

28/07 Meta looks to add ‘retention-driving hooks’ as Threads users flee ‘Twitter-killer’ app

“Obviously, if you have more than 100 million people sign up, ideally it would be awesome if all of them or even half of them stuck around. We’re not there yet,” Zuckerberg said.

27/07 Meta’s Reality Labs has lost more than $21B since the start of 2022

Reality Labs, the Meta unit that develops technology for the metaverse, lost $21.3 billion since January 2022. Operating costs for the unit were also down $3.7 billion last quarter.

26/07 Meta stock surges after company reports 11% rise in revenue

Revenue grew to $32bn, marking company’s most profitable quarter since 2021, as news sends stocks surging by 7%

26/07 Threads users decline significantly despite initial surge in sign-ups

Within a week of launch of Mark Zuckerberg’s answer to Twitter 100 million people signed up, but weeks later there’s been a drop

26/07 Meta forecasts third-quarter revenue above expectations

Facebook-owner expecting quarterly income of up to $34.5bn, compared with analysts’ average estimate of $31.3bn

26/07 Meta expects higher ad spending after strong Q2 of $32B in revenue

The revenue bump comes despite the company also forecasting that expenses would rise in both 2023 and 2024.

25/07 Twitter rival Threads adds chronological feed as Elon Musk pushes controversial ‘X’ rebrand

Threads has emerged as the most significant challenge to Twitter’s text-based social media dominance.

25/07 Has Meta’s record-breaking Threads opened us up to more cyberthreats?

Whether it’s the launch of Threads, the shift to remote work, or even the start of the war in Ukraine, hackers will manipulate our emotions against us, Dr Niklas Hellemann writes.

23/07 Twitter to rebrand to X and drop blue bird, Musk says

Twitter owner Elon Musk announces a name change for Twitter as chief executive Linda Yaccarino says the company is looking forward to bringing X to the world.

23/07 Adieu to ‘all the birds’: Twitter to change logo, says Musk

Logo change should have been done ‘a long time ago’, says platform’s owner

20/07 Half of Threads’ users have dropped off as Meta app struggles to hold attention

From July 7 to 14, Threads’ Android user base halved from 49 million to 23.6 million, according to web analytics firm Similarweb. On July 14, meanwhile, Twitter boasted 107 million users.

20/07 Can Threads dethrone Twitter in Japan?

Netizens in Japan jumped onto the Threads bandwagon soon after its launch, but the honeymoon phase is beginning to end, experts say, with many Japanese users remaining on Twitter.

18/07 Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly training to get pilot’s license

The Facebook co-founder worth some $113 billion has obtained a student pilot certificate, according to the tech-centric news site The Information.

18/07 Threads sees daily traffic fall by more than half in a week

Mark Zuckerberg's new Threads app got off to a hot start but its daily traffic has more than halved in less than a week.

18/07 Twitter investor writes down stake by 47% as analyst claims Threads user fall

Elon Musk has said advertising has plunged on his social media platform and it is cashflow negative

18/07 Two weeks in, Threads looks here to stay

The Meta-owned microblogging site has spooked Twitter owner Elon Musk

17/07 Threads now has one-fifth of Twitter's active user base after one week

Downloads of Meta's Twitter rival are highest in India (33% of total) not the US (16%). But, the app now also has 86 times the weekly active users of Trump's Truth Social

17/07 Rep. Jim Jordan wants Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to hand over data on Threads content moderation

Threads, the “Twitter killer” app that was introduced by Meta earlier this month, has been accused of censoring conservatives such as Donald Trump Jr.

17/07 Jack Dorsey swipes at Mark Zuckerberg over ‘Threads’ follow request: ‘Too soon’

Dorsey, who is backing his own Twitter alternative called Bluesky, has been critical of Threads.

17/07 Thanks to Threads, Meta just got bigger. Should we be concerned? | Niamh Dunne

The growing size and market dominance of Facebook’s parent company is coming under greater scrutiny, says associate professor Niamh Dunne

17/07 The state of AI and social media shows capitalism is unlikely to end with a robot rebellion | Jeff Sparrow

We tend to think about media disruption as driven by technological innovation. But the ‘enshittification’ of our socials shows that the tech itself plays a relatively minor role

16/07 Jack Dorsey unimpressed by Zuckerberg request to follow him on Threads

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey was left unmoved by a follow request from Mark Zuckerberg Sunday - days after slamming the Facebook creator's brand-social media app as a copy of his own.

16/07 Why social media is hardly social any more

Apps such as Zuckerberg’s Threads are a stage for brands and celebrities, not a network for friends to connect

16/07 How the deteriorating Twitter experience affects its prized Japan market

Concerns are growing over the fate of the site following a series of revisions since Elon Musk acquired it that have prompted a chorus of complaints by users and companies.

14/07 Swiftflation: star’s pulling power likely to push up prices

Planet Business: Bolsonaro themed party hats; bumper Barbie box office forecasts; and Threads v Twitter

13/07 'This is serious business!' Mark Zuckerberg trains with UFC stars

Mark Zuckerberg has been training with UFC stars ahead of his fight with Elon Musk.

13/07 Karlin Lillington: Threads’ early success is little cause for cheer

That so many people are so willing to opt for more Meta says much about how ghastly Twitter has become

13/07 Everything I hate is on Twitter – how can the alternatives compete? | Zoe Williams

When Elon Musk took over the platform, the downward slide was depressing. But then, the horror may always have been a big part of its appeal, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

11/07 Linda Yaccarino says Twitter saw its ‘largest usage day’ despite users flocking to Threads

Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino tweeted on Monday that the social media site “had our largest usage day since February” last week, and seemingly took a jab at Meta’s new Threads app b…

11/07 Meta Plans Labels For State-Run Media Outlets And Offer Fact Checking On Threads

The comment comes days after Instagram chief Adam Mosseri said Threads will not actively promote politics and hard news content.

11/07 As Threads app thrives, experts warn of Meta’s string of privacy violations

The platform’s parent company has gotten into several knots before about mishandling sensitive information

11/07 Twitter's approach to free speech backed by Taliban official

The comments came days after Meta launched a rival platform, Threads.

10/07 Meta's Twitter rival Threads surges to 100 million sign-ups faster than ChatGPT

Now the fastest-growing online platform to hit the milestone, Threads has been setting records for user growth since its launch Wednesday.

10/07 ‘Twitter killer’ Threads app hits 100m sign-ups in less than five days

Mark Zuckerberg’s rival to Elon Musk-owned platform has grown rapidly since launch last Wednesday

10/07 Twitter rival Threads hits 100m users in five days

Meta Platforms' Twitter rival Threads crossed 100 million sign-ups in five days, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said, dethroning ChatGPT as the fastest online platform to hit the milestone.

10/07 Billionaire Brawl: Now Who’s Winning The Fight Between Musk And Zuckerberg?

Zuckerberg threw the latest punch, launching Twitter rival Threads but Musk is ready for battle. Forbes takes a look at their longstanding rivalry and looks at how the two stack up on everything from fortunes to family.

10/07 With 100 Million Users In Five Days, Threads Is The Fastest Growing App In History

Threads has overtaken ChatGPT, which achieved the 100 million milestone in 2 months, as the fastest-growing app ever.

10/07 Twitter account suspended for tracking Elon Musk’s jet joins Meta’s Threads

Long reviled by Twitter’s owner, @elonmusksjet is now tracking the billionaire’s jet from the new social media app

10/07 Rightwing figures sign up for Meta’s Threads app ‘within 24 hours’ of release

White nationalist Richard Spencer and white supremacist Nick Fuentes join app, according to Media Matters

10/07 Is the future of social media hanging by a Thread?

Meta's Twitter rival, Threads, has shaken up the social media market — for now. But do we really need another social media app, Amber Louise Bryce writes.

10/07 Is the future of social media hanging by a Thread?

Meta's Twitter rival Threads has shaken up the social media market - for now. But do we really need another social media app?

09/07 Suspended Twitter account that tracked Elon Musk’s jet moves to Threads

A Twitter account suspended for tracking the real-time location of Elon Musk’s private jet has found a new home on app rival Threads. Jack Sweeney, a University of Central Florida student, la…

09/07 Is Twitter's viability hanging by a Thread?

Having floundered since Elon Musk's high-price acquisition last year, Twitter now faces an existential crisis as Meta mounts a full-frontal assault on its business, writes Adam Maguire.

08/07 Suspended Twitter account tracking Elon Musk’s jet moves to rival Meta’s Threads

Musk has previously threatened legal action against the account’s operator

08/07 If Threads is the final nail in Twitter’s coffin, where will the journalists and politicos go?

Elon Musk is wrecking his platform, but it has invented a medium for catchy soundbites that is too invaluable to lose

08/07 ‘Like Gen Z’s Takeover Of Twitter’: Creators React To Threads, Meta’s New Social App

As users flock to the microblogging app in the millions, creators are excited about testing it out — but they’re wary that the newest Twitter competitor won’t stick around.

08/07 I finally joined Twitter – and Threads – to see what all the fuss was about

… and discovered a hall of mirrors. Can the 70 million who signed up in two days last week to Mark Zuckerberg’s new social media have got it wrong?

08/07 A eulogy for Twitter: the place us journalists loved, for better or worse

Four Guardian reporters on the platform that defined the early years of their career – and what its end might mean for them

08/07 Zuckerberg’s ‘Twitter killer’ Threads hits 70m sign-ups in two days

Microblogging platform apparently fastest-downloaded ever, with Elon Musk threatening to sue over ‘copycat’ app

08/07 Mark Zuckerberg spent $43M on security, but gives millions to ‘defund police’ groups

The Meta CEO has spent $43M on personal security since 2020, though his philanthropic efforts show he takes a different stance when it comes to protecting the public.

07/07 Threads Won’t Promote Political Or Hard News Content — A Contrast From Twitter

Instagram’s lead said Threads would appeal to people “that are interested in a less angry place for conversations” than Twitter offers.

07/07 Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg’s surprisingly long history of trying to outdo each other

The feud between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk has intensified over a new legal threat to Threads and a proposed cage fight — but the animosity goes back years, sources said.

07/07 Killing Twitter with kindness? Meta’s Threads aims to be ‘friendly’ alternative

Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘positive’ rival social networking app represents the first serious threat to Twitter since it was bought by Elon Musk

07/07 This week in tech: Threads goes up against Twitter, unrest at Intercom and coding camps for kids

And not a tech-exec cage match in sight. Yet.

07/07 Why isn’t Threads available in the EU?

Meta has not stated why it has no plans to launch in Ireland other EU states but regulation is understood to be at the heart of it

07/07 Meta Threads users can't delete account without deleting Instagram

While a Threads profile can be temporarily deactivated on the app, deleting it permanently requires users to rid of their Instagram account too - with both platforms intertwined.

07/07 Musk Calls Out Meta’s ‘Algorithm-Only’ Approach And ‘Social Media Monopoly’ After Threads Hits 30 Million Milestone

Musk has been severely critical of Meta’s Thread since its rollout on Wednesday.

07/07 Twitter threatens to sue Meta over Threads platform

Twitter has threatened to sue Meta Platforms over its new Threads platform in a letter sent to the Facebook parent's CEO Mark Zuckerberg by Twitter's lawyer Alex Spiro.

07/07 The launch of Meta's Threads proves yet again we are too much in awe of the internet | Van Badham

For all the talk about being ‘extremely online’, new technology still wields power over us

07/07 Meta delivered ‘a major blow’ to Twitter. Will it flip the flailing firm’s fortunes?

Meta has been struggling with layoffs, a fledgling metaverse and a decreasing audience. The company needs its new big bet to pay off

07/07 SARAH VINE: If anyone thinks Threads will be less toxic, they're twits

SARAH VINE: Personally, I can't help thinking that anyone who believes it's somehow going to end up being less toxic than Twitter is deluding themselves.

06/07 Twitter threatens Meta suit over allegedly stealing trade secrets for Threads: report

Twitter’s lawyer reportedly accused Meta of hiring ex-Twitter employees who “had and continue to have access to Twitter’s trade secrets and other highly confidential information.&…

06/07 Twitter Threatens Lawsuit Over Meta’s ‘Copycat’ Threads App, Report Says

A letter dated Wednesday accuses Meta of hiring former Twitter employees to make a Meta “copycat” of the Elon Musk-owned social media site.

06/07 Twitter threatens to sue Meta over Threads app – report

In a letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg, a lawyer for the Elon Musk-owned app reportedly said Meta had unlawfully misappropriated trade secrets

06/07 Threads review: Twitter without the rough edges or news

Site has potential to suck the remaining life – and advertising revenue – out of Musk’s struggling network

06/07 Meta’s Threads app draws millions seeking a Twitter alternative

Meta’s apps in the past have competed indirectly for user attention with Twitter by courting news publishers, politicians and other high-profile people.

06/07 I swapped my Twitter addiction for Threads – it was full of the same sniping rubbish

Mark Zuckerberg’s new social network has plenty of heft, but the familiar themes of bullying, bragging and posting rubbish soon appeared

06/07 World’s richest people have become $852B wealthier in 2023

The 500 richest people in the world have added $852 billion to their wealth so far in 2023. Elon Musk tops the list and has increased his fortune by $96.6 billion this year.

06/07 No Hashtags, No Chronological Timeline And Mobile Only: How Meta's 'Threads' Differs From Twitter

While Threads appears very similar to Twitter on the surface, the platform features key changes to the formula, which makes it more similar to Facebook and Instagram.

06/07 Here’s How Much Meta Stock Could Surge Thanks To Twitter Rival Threads

Already up 140% this year, Meta could ride its Threads-fueled optimism to a nearly $1 trillion valuation, analysts say.

06/07 Mark Zuckerberg tweets for first time in 11 years — with ‘Spider-Man’ meme that takes jab at Elon Musk

Mark Zuckerberg tweeted for the first time in 11 years the same day Threads launched. He posted a meme of Spider-Man poiting at Spider-Man in a playful jab at Elon Musk.

06/07 Threads review: Instagram link means you are logging on to timeline with familiar faces

Service signs up 10m users in first few hours with interface that feels familiar yet different for traditional Twitter users

06/07 Instagram's Threads app garners millions of users in hours | News24

Meta Platforms has launched a direct challenge to Twitter with Threads, garnering millions of users in hours

06/07 Twitter rival Threads crosses 10 mn users within hours of launch

More than 10 million people have signed up to Threads, Meta's rival to Twitter, within the first few hours of its launch, the company's CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday.

06/07 Zuckerberg Says Threads Crossed 5 Million Signups In First Four Hours As Musk Rails Against Instagram

Meta’s Twitter rival “Threads” launched in over 100 countries on Thursday, allowing users to sign up to the app using their Instagram accounts.

06/07 5MILLION people sign-up to new app Threads within hours of launch

Threads, created by Facebook and Instagram owners Meta, went live in the UK at midnight on Thursday.

06/07 Meta Officially Launches Threads—Challenging Elon Musk And Twitter

The Instagram companion app, which is being hailed as Twitter’s new chief rival, was launched a day earlier than expected.

05/07 Leaving Elon Musk's Twitter? Here Are Some Alternatives, From Meta Threads To Mastodon To Bluesky.

Changes to Twitter’s algorithms, content moderation and verification policies and account throttling under Musk have all driven users to seek alternatives.

04/07 Threads takes on Twitter - what you need to know

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta plans to take on Twitter with the launch of a new app this week

04/07 Meta’s Twitter Rival Threads Will Launch Thursday As Chaos Continues On Elon Musk’s Platform

An Apple App Store listing suggests Threads users will be able to use their Instagram handles and easily port followers over.

02/06 $11 beauty buy celebs are obsessed with

Not only would life be dull without them, but friends also bring unexpected health benefits.

26/05 ‘Disgrace’: Backlash to NSW State of Origin jumper detail

It’s sacrilege.

21/05 My cat swallowed a two-inch long needle and thread – ‘It all happened so fast’

A cat from England swallowed a two-inch long needle and thread – and miraculously survived.

16/05 “All gone”: Man’s savings account drained after getting a text

A man has lost over $16,000 in a matter of seconds after getting a text message.

08/03 Why Dolphins coach Wayne Bennett ‘simply cannot be trusted’

You can find many familiar threads running through Wayne Bennett’s sparkling CV. There’s rampant success, RM Williams dress shirts, and Darius Boyd just to name a few.

14/02 Clever move stopping cruel scammers

A major Aussie bank has brought in new technology to fight fast-evolving scams that are ripping billions of dollars off everyday consumers.

07/02 Haunting email before 6yo shot teacher

The US teacher who was shot by a six-year-old student had warned school administrators about the child’s behaviour – including allegedly sticking up his middle finger at a classmate and shoving another – and said she felt “uncomfortable” with him returning to her classroom.

09/01 Musk drops major Twitter bombshell

Elon Musk has announced one of – if not the most – well-known characteristics of Twitter will change next month.