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‘Twitter-killer’ Threads user engagement drops after massive initial surge

17Jul

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‘Twitter-killer’ Threads user engagement drops after massive initial surge

[ad_1] 'Twitter-killer', that's how everyone was describing Threads as it soared past the 100 million mark in just 5 days. It even set a record for being the fastest social media platform to reach that number. While everyone was flocking to Instagram's new microblogging platform, Twitter was dealing with its issues of data scraping and system manipulation. However, the tables now seemed to have turned as the initial fad about Threads seems to be fading as the microblogging platform has witnessed a huge drop in user engagement in the last few days.Drop in user engagementWithin 24 hours of launch, Threads had amassed 50 million sign-ups, and in further 7 days, it gained 150 million users, becoming the fastest platform to do so. In a conversation with CNBC, Anthony Bartolacci, managing dir...

In big move, Twitter blocks links to Threads amidst fiery rivalry

12Jul

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In big move, Twitter blocks links to Threads amidst fiery rivalry

[ad_1] Since its launch on July 5, the popularity of Twitter's newest rival Threads has grown exponentially, becoming the fastest platform to reach 100 million users. This has coincided with Twitter's traffic taking a hit, with the microblogging platform coming at 37th place in the latest DNS rankings, as revealed by Cloudflare CEO. While Twitter's new CEO Linda Yaccarino has downplayed reports of a decline in traffic, the platform does seem to be concerned about the latest competition, and in its wake, it has reportedly taken a drastic step to push back.Twitter blocks Threads linksAccording to Technologist Andy Baio (via TechCrunch), although Twitter allows users to post URLs on the platform, it has recently been blocking links to the Threads app. Baio posted a screenshot on Threads sh...

Twitter rival Threads signs up 100 million users in five days

11Jul

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Twitter rival Threads signs up 100 million users in five days

[ad_1] The Threads app launched by Instagram as a rival to Twitter has signed up more than 100 million users in less than five days, data tracking websites said on Monday, smashing the record of AI tool ChatGPT for fastest-growing consumer app.While ChatGPT took two months to hit the 100 million user mark and video-sharing app TikTok took nine months, Instagram itself took two and a half years to reach that mark after its 2010 launch. Threads went live on Apple and Android app stores in 100 countries on Wednesday and Thursday, though it is not available in Europe because parent company Meta is unsure how to navigate the European Union's data privacy legislation. Twitter is thought to have around 200 million regular users but it has suffered repeated technical failures since Tesla tycoon...

‘Clone’ or competitor? Users and lawyers compare Twitter and Threads

9Jul

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‘Clone’ or competitor? Users and lawyers compare Twitter and Threads

[ad_1] Just how similar is Instagram's chatty new app, Threads, to Twitter?In a cease-and-desist letter earlier this week, Twitter threatened legal action against Instagram parent company Meta over the new text-based app Threads. which it called a “copycat.” Threads has drawn tens of millions of users since launching as the latest rival to Elon Musk's social media platform. Threads creators pushed back on the accusations, and legal experts note that much is still unknown. For now, “it's sort of a big question mark,” Jacob Noti-Victor, an associate professor at Yeshiva University's Cardozo Law School who specializes in intellectual property, told The Associated Press.The people starting to explore Threads, however, are already making their own observations.“People are calling it a Twitte...

Meta’s Threads App ‘Positive’ Vibe Tested by Users Known for False Claims

9Jul

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Meta’s Threads App ‘Positive’ Vibe Tested by Users Known for False Claims

[ad_1] Since Meta Platforms Inc. launched Threads on Wednesday, millions of users have joined the new social platform that promises “positive, productive conversations” — an apparent swipe at the divisive rhetoric that is common on Twitter and other sites.That promise will be more difficult to keep as the app's popularity grows — it's so far drawn 70 million users. That early adopter list includes some connected to the spread of misinformation, disinformation, and hate speech on other sites, according to checks by Bloomberg, confirmed by independent researchers. Already, some of those users are testing the limits of the new app, making false claims about elections, casting doubts on vaccine safety, and hurling slurs at the LGBTQ community. “We're already seeing plenty of high-profile ac...

Twitter-rival Threads launched ahead of schedule; Gets over 2 million users in just two hours

6Jul

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Twitter-rival Threads launched ahead of schedule; Gets over 2 million users in just two hours

[ad_1] The Instagram-powered text-based app Threads by Meta has been launched much earlier than its expected schedule of 7:30 PM IST on July 6. Cutting short the launch time by 15 hours, the platform went live at 4:30 AM IST. Both the iOS and the Android version of the app is available to download and install. The platform, which is going to rival Twitter, has seen a massive surge of users as soon as it went live. In just two hours, the app has witnessed registration of more than 2 million users, as per a report by The Verge. Let us take a look at this new social media platform.Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, told The Verge that he acknowledges that Twitter has pioneered the text-based social media platform but “just given everything that was going on, we thought there was an oppor...