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Ahead of its one-year anniversary, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Threads has reached more than 175 million monthly active users. The Verge reports: Back when it arrived in the App Store on July 5th, 2023, Musk was taking a wrecking ball to th… Continue reading Threads Hits 175 Million Users After a Year
Threads, Meta’s alternative to Twitter/X has crossed 175 million monthly active users ahead of its first anniversary.
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The European Commission said today that Meta’s “pay or consent” advertising model for Facebook and Instagram users in the EU is breaching the Digital Markets Act.
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An anonymous Slashdot reader shared this report from the Verge:
Threads will now let people like and see replies to their Threads posts that appear on other federated social media platforms, the company announced on Tuesday.
Previously, if you made … Continue reading Threads Expands Fediverse Beta, Letting Users See Replies (and Likes) on Other Fediverse Sites like Mastodon
An anonymous reader quotes an op-ed for Slate, written by Amanda Chen: In August 2009, Wired magazine ran a cover story on Craigslist founder Craig Newmark titled “Why Craigslist Is Such a Mess.” The opening paragraphs excoriate almost every aspect of … Continue reading ‘The Greatest Social Media Site Is Craigslist’
Meta is doubling down on its support for open social networking by enabling fediverse sharing on Threads in more than 100 countries.
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Since May, Meta has been labeling photos created with AI tools on its social networks to help users better identify the content they’re consuming. However, as TechCrunch’s Ivan Mehta reports, this approach has faced criticism as many photos not created… Continue reading Meta Is Tagging Real Photos As ‘Made With AI,’ Says Photographers
TikTok revealed it offered the U.S. government a “kill switch” in 2022 to address data protection and national security concerns, allowing the government to shut down the platform if it violated certain rules. The disclosure was made as it began its le… Continue reading TikTok Confirms It Offered US Government a ‘Kill Switch’
Meta has released the Threads API for developers to build “unique integrations” into the text-based conversation app. The move could potentially result in third-party apps. The Verge reports: “People can now publish posts via the API, fetch their own c… Continue reading Meta Releases Threads API For Developers To Build ‘Unique Integrations’
TikTok and Chinese parent ByteDance on Thursday urged a U.S. court to strike down a law they say will ban the popular short app in the United States on Jan. 19, saying the U.S. government refused to engage in any serious settlement talks after 2022. Fr… Continue reading TikTok Says US Ban Inevitable Without a Court Order Blocking Law