Meta’s new Twitter competitor, Threads, has really taken off. And while there’s still a slew of features it needs before it can truly provide a full alternative option to Twitter, one thing that Meta isn’t planning to roll out any time soon is a traditional online advertising program for the platform. In response to one…
Elon Musk has a vision for Twitter: Video content. Musk has encouraged podcast hosts to upload their video episodes to the platform. He has hinted at bringing back Twitter’s standalone livestreaming video app, Periscope. And just this past weekend, he mentioned Mr. Beast in a tweet, urging the YouTube star to post his video content…
The old version of TweetDeck is back. Last week Twitter launched a new iteration of TweetDeck and it’s already doubled back. On Monday, July 3, the official Twitter Support account announced, “We have just launched a new, improved version of TweetDeck,” with the caveat that in 30 days, only Twitter Blue subscribers will have access…
If you regularly spread “false information” online, Threads already knows. The platform apparently flagged those accounts on launch, warning users that considered following them, before backtracking. When Threads launched on Wednesday, numerous right-wing users shared their dissatisfaction with Twitter’s biggest competitor — on Twitter of course — over having their accounts flagged for disinformation. As of…
A new era is upon us, and no, I’m not talking about Taylor Swift. Threads is here. ICYMI, Threads is Instagram’s answer to Twitter’s downfall. If you haven’t yet unfurled the spool of content that is Threads, here’s a handy guide for getting started on the app. If you’ve already got stuck in, you’ll have…
Oh, so you’ve decided to plunge yourself into the hellscape of yet another social media platform, have you? Well, because the internet, you’re going to need to know how to hide replies. On Thursday, Meta launched its Twitter rival, Threads — an app linked to Instagram that allows users to post threaded text updates which…
Have you started seeing weird little numbers popping up on people’s Instagram profiles? Well, that’ll be Threads. Meta’s Twitter competitor app that launched today in the U.S. and UK is automatically placing badges on the Instagram profiles of users who have signed up. The badges show the Threads logo next to a number, which basically…
It seems that Twitter is already walking back some of the unpopular decisions it made over the past few days. On Wednesday, Twitter users began noticing that some content was once again accessible to visitors who were not logged in to an account. SEE ALSO: Twitter now blocks visitors from viewing tweets, and profiles unless…
The protest being waged by popular subreddits over Reddit’s API changes continues, and this week it’s taken a NSFW twist. On Monday, r/pics — a massive community with over 30 million members — officially marked itself NSFW (not safe for work), meaning Reddit is no longer able to show advertisements alongside posts appearing in the…
Meta‘s been hard at work on their version of Twitter. And surprise! That app, named Threads, is landing this week. On Thursday Jul. 6, to be precise. Threads is currently available for “pre-saving” on the Apple App Store and is showing up for at least some users in the Google Play Store in Europe. The…