Threads
Social media taps 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
Bluesky, the non-toxic alternative to X, has had a glow-up. But is the app here to stay?
Social media app that feels a lot like early Twitter has attracted millions of new users this month and, so far, is not annoying like Threads
Bluesky is starting to surge amid upheaval in the social media world
Network, which grew from an off-shoot of Jack Dorsey’s Twitter, experiencing ‘growing pains’ of popularity as membership passes 15m
How to ... clean up your Threads feed
Threads' algorithm can overload you with tons of stuff on the same topic
Apple removes WhatsApp and Threads from China store under pressure from Beijing
Internet regulator orders delisting of two Meta-owned apps over ‘national security concerns’
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
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
Metaverse aside, Zuckerberg has had a surprisingly good year
Interest in virtual reality remains tepid — but his AI experiment proved more successful
Meta Ireland chief Anne O’Leary: ‘We need to work together across the tech industry ... so we keep people safe online’
Tech boss discusses job losses at the company, its ‘constructive relationship’ with the Data Protection Commission, and tackling disinformation
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?
Meta unfriends news media in growing rift with publishers
Facebook’s parent company downgrades current affairs on Threads app and refuses to engage with Canadian law designed to fund media groups
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
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
Two weeks in, Threads looks here to stay
The Meta-owned microblogging site has spooked Twitter owner Elon Musk
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
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
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
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
Why is Threads unavailable in the EU?
Meta has not clarified why it has no plans to launch in Ireland or other EU states but it is likely to come down to regulation
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.
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