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With Musk's X banned in Brazil, its users carve out new digital homes
Read full article: With Musk's X banned in Brazil, its users carve out new digital homesAs billionaire Elon Muskโs clash with a Brazilian Supreme Court justice came to a head last week, there were legal twists, insults, ultimatums, defiance and then, finally, capitulation.
Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads logins restored after widespread outage
Read full article: Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads logins restored after widespread outageA technical issue had caused widespread login issues for more than an hour across Metaโs Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms on Tuesday.
Facebook parent Meta posts sharply higher profit in 3Q thanks to increase in ad revenue
Read full article: Facebook parent Meta posts sharply higher profit in 3Q thanks to increase in ad revenueFacebook parent Meta has posted sharply higher earnings for the third quarter, boosted by an increase in advertising revenue and lower expenses after it laid off thousands of workers.
For Mark Zuckerberg's Threads, the real rival is still TikTok -- not the former Twitter
Read full article: For Mark Zuckerberg's Threads, the real rival is still TikTok -- not the former TwitterThreads, the simple, bare-bones text-based social network created by Facebook owner Meta, burst onto the scene during a particularly bad week for the rival then still known as Twitter.
Musk says Twitter is losing cash because advertising is down and the company is carrying heavy debt
Read full article: Musk says Twitter is losing cash because advertising is down and the company is carrying heavy debtElon Musk says Twitter is losing cash because advertising is still down sharply and the social media company is carrying heavy debt.
Reluctant Twitter users, influencers and others are flocking to Meta's new Threads app
Read full article: Reluctant Twitter users, influencers and others are flocking to Meta's new Threads appCelebrities, lawmakers, brands and everyday social media users are flocking to Metaโs freshly minted app Threads to connect with their followers, including many Twitter refugees tired of the drama surrounding Elon Muskโs raucous oversight of that platform since acquiring it last year.
'Clone' or competitor? Users and lawyers compare Twitter and Threads
Read full article: 'Clone' or competitor? Users and lawyers compare Twitter and ThreadsIn a cease-and-desist letter earlier this week, Twitter threatened legal action against Instagram parent company Meta over the new text-based app, Threads.
Metaโs new Twitter rival app Threads gets tens of millions of sign-ups in its first day
Read full article: Metaโs new Twitter rival app Threads gets tens of millions of sign-ups in its first dayTens of millions of people have quickly signed up to Metaโs new app, Threads, as it aims to compete with Twitter.
Instagram creates new Threads messaging app
Read full article: Instagram creates new Threads messaging appThe latest example: a new camera-focused app for messaging close friends -- which reads like a product description for rival Snapchat. While the Threads app offers its own inbox for messages, you'll still be able to read and respond to your close friends in the primary Instagram app. The app pulls in your Close Friends list on Instagram, a feature that lets you pick which friends you want to share Stories with. Like on Instagram (and Snapchat), Threads users can message close friends and send them disappearing photos and videos. "The reason we did this is because Instagram messaging, Stories and Close Friends are really successful," he told CNN Business.