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Threads App Sees Rise in Downloads, Competitor X Falls in Top Downloaded Apps List: Report
Threads was launched by Meta's Instagram in July 2023. Within the first five days of its launch, the application saw 100 million registered users. However, the platform struggled to retain regular users on the text-based app after the initial rush. Threads appear to be gaining its footing back in the game as it saw an increase in the number of new ...
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Facebook, YouTube Said to Be Warned Against Misuse of Deepfakes by Indian Government
India's government on Friday warned social media firms including Facebook and YouTube to repeatedly remind users that local laws prohibit them from posting deepfakes and content that spreads obscenity or misinformation, two sources told Reuters. The warning was conveyed by deputy IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a closed-door meeting where he sa...
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India Is Priority Market for Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram: Meta India Chief
Meta sees India as a "priority market" with "limitless" possibilities buoyed by macroeconomic growth, digital infrastructure and the popularity of its apps like Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, the social media giant's India head Sandhya Devanathan said.Â
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Elon Musk's X Adds 5-Second Delay to Links for NY Times, Reuters and Social Media Rivals Like Facebook: Report
Social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, delayed access to links to content on the Reuters and New York Times websites as well as rivals like Bluesky, Facebook and Instagram, according to a Washington Post report on Tuesday.
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Twitter Now 'X' on Both Android and iOS Platforms; Tweets Relabeled as 'Posts'
Twitter was recently rebranded as X by owner Elon Musk. On Friday, Musk claimed that the social media platform reached "new heights" with more than 540 million monthly users. Between talks of the patent rights of the letter X, the mobile application icon for Twitter on both Android and iOS platforms has changed to 'X' with an update and the content...
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Threads App Sees Over 50 Million Users Sign Up Within a Day as Instagram's Competition With Twitter Heats Up
Threads now has 50 million users just over 24 hours since the app was rolled out on Thursday. Meta's "Twitter Killer" competitor works closely with its Instagram service, and its meteoric rise has caused rival Twitter to feel the heat and threaten to sue the Facebook parent firm a day after it was launched.
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Twitter Threatens to Sue Meta Over Threads: Report
Twitter is threatening legal action against Meta Platforms over its new Threads platform, Semafor reported on Thursday, citing a letter sent to the Facebook parent's CEO Mark Zuckerberg by Twitter's lawyer Alex Spiro. Meanwhile, Analysts have said Threads' ties to Instagram might give it a built-in user base and advertising apparatus.
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Chaos In Twitter Leaves Door Open For Launch Of Rival Meta App 'Threads'
Elon Musk spent the weekend further alienating Twitter users with more drastic changes to the social media giant, and he is facing a new challenge as tech nemesis Mark Zuckerberg prepares to launch a rival app this week.
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Andrew Tate Offers To Train Elon Musk For Cage Match: "You Will Not Lose"
You must be living under a rock, if you haven't heard about Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg's "cage match". It all started after Elon Musk responded to a user on Twitter about the news that Facebook might be developing a competitor to Twitter.
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Elon Musk Says Twitter Will Soon Get New Features Like Voice and Video Calls, Encrypted Messaging
Twitter Chief Executive Elon Musk on Tuesday revealed details about new features including adding calls and encrypted messaging coming to the platform. Last year, Musk flagged plans for "Twitter 2.0 The Everything App", which he said would have features such as encrypted direct messages (DMs), longform tweets and payments.
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Meta Verified Service Now Rolls Out in the US at Monthly Charge of $11.99
Meta Platforms on Friday launched its subscription service in the US, which would allow Facebook and Instagram users pay for verification in the same vein as Elon Musk-owned Twitter. The Meta Verified service will give users a blue badge after they verify their accounts using a government ID and will cost $11.99 (nearly Rs. 990) per month on the w...
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Meta Exploring Decentralised Social Networking App With ActivityPub Support Like Mastodon
Meta is working on a standalone decentralised social network for text updates, similar to the centralised Twitter. The service could be a competitor to the popular microblogging service and will offer support for ActivityPub, a protocol used by Twitter-rival Mastodon and other federated apps.
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Facebook, Instagram Begin Rolling Out Paid Verification Service in Australia, New Zealand
Facebook and Instagram have begun a week-long rollout of their first paid verification service on Friday, testing users' willingness to pay for social media features that until now have been free. From Friday, subscribers Down Under who provide government-issued IDs can start applying for a verified badge, offering protection against impersonation,...
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Meta Launches Paid Subscription, For Whom And Why?
Meta platform users will soon be able to follow in Twitter denizens' footsteps in affixing a blue badge to their profiles as a token of authenticity and boosting their posts -- all for a fee.
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Meta Launches Twitter Blue-Style Subscription for Facebook and Instagram, Service Starts at $11.99 a Month
Meta is launching a subscription service starting at $11.99 (roughly Rs. 990) for Facebook and Instagram to authenticate one's account, which follows a similar move by Elon Musk at Twitter. Subscribers will get a badge indicating their account has been verified with a government ID, extra protection against impersonation, direct access to customer ...
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Threads App Sees Rise in Downloads, Competitor X Falls in Top Downloaded Apps List: Report
Threads was launched by Meta's Instagram in July 2023. Within the first five days of its launch, the application saw 100 million registered users. However, the platform struggled to retain regular users on the text-based app after the initial rush. Threads appear to be gaining its footing back in the game as it saw an increase in the number of new ...
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Facebook, YouTube Said to Be Warned Against Misuse of Deepfakes by Indian Government
India's government on Friday warned social media firms including Facebook and YouTube to repeatedly remind users that local laws prohibit them from posting deepfakes and content that spreads obscenity or misinformation, two sources told Reuters. The warning was conveyed by deputy IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a closed-door meeting where he sa...
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India Is Priority Market for Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram: Meta India Chief
Meta sees India as a "priority market" with "limitless" possibilities buoyed by macroeconomic growth, digital infrastructure and the popularity of its apps like Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, the social media giant's India head Sandhya Devanathan said.Â
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Elon Musk's X Adds 5-Second Delay to Links for NY Times, Reuters and Social Media Rivals Like Facebook: Report
Social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, delayed access to links to content on the Reuters and New York Times websites as well as rivals like Bluesky, Facebook and Instagram, according to a Washington Post report on Tuesday.
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Twitter Now 'X' on Both Android and iOS Platforms; Tweets Relabeled as 'Posts'
Twitter was recently rebranded as X by owner Elon Musk. On Friday, Musk claimed that the social media platform reached "new heights" with more than 540 million monthly users. Between talks of the patent rights of the letter X, the mobile application icon for Twitter on both Android and iOS platforms has changed to 'X' with an update and the content...
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Threads App Sees Over 50 Million Users Sign Up Within a Day as Instagram's Competition With Twitter Heats Up
Threads now has 50 million users just over 24 hours since the app was rolled out on Thursday. Meta's "Twitter Killer" competitor works closely with its Instagram service, and its meteoric rise has caused rival Twitter to feel the heat and threaten to sue the Facebook parent firm a day after it was launched.
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Twitter Threatens to Sue Meta Over Threads: Report
Twitter is threatening legal action against Meta Platforms over its new Threads platform, Semafor reported on Thursday, citing a letter sent to the Facebook parent's CEO Mark Zuckerberg by Twitter's lawyer Alex Spiro. Meanwhile, Analysts have said Threads' ties to Instagram might give it a built-in user base and advertising apparatus.
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Chaos In Twitter Leaves Door Open For Launch Of Rival Meta App 'Threads'
Elon Musk spent the weekend further alienating Twitter users with more drastic changes to the social media giant, and he is facing a new challenge as tech nemesis Mark Zuckerberg prepares to launch a rival app this week.
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Andrew Tate Offers To Train Elon Musk For Cage Match: "You Will Not Lose"
You must be living under a rock, if you haven't heard about Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg's "cage match". It all started after Elon Musk responded to a user on Twitter about the news that Facebook might be developing a competitor to Twitter.
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Elon Musk Says Twitter Will Soon Get New Features Like Voice and Video Calls, Encrypted Messaging
Twitter Chief Executive Elon Musk on Tuesday revealed details about new features including adding calls and encrypted messaging coming to the platform. Last year, Musk flagged plans for "Twitter 2.0 The Everything App", which he said would have features such as encrypted direct messages (DMs), longform tweets and payments.
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Meta Verified Service Now Rolls Out in the US at Monthly Charge of $11.99
Meta Platforms on Friday launched its subscription service in the US, which would allow Facebook and Instagram users pay for verification in the same vein as Elon Musk-owned Twitter. The Meta Verified service will give users a blue badge after they verify their accounts using a government ID and will cost $11.99 (nearly Rs. 990) per month on the w...
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Meta Exploring Decentralised Social Networking App With ActivityPub Support Like Mastodon
Meta is working on a standalone decentralised social network for text updates, similar to the centralised Twitter. The service could be a competitor to the popular microblogging service and will offer support for ActivityPub, a protocol used by Twitter-rival Mastodon and other federated apps.
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Facebook, Instagram Begin Rolling Out Paid Verification Service in Australia, New Zealand
Facebook and Instagram have begun a week-long rollout of their first paid verification service on Friday, testing users' willingness to pay for social media features that until now have been free. From Friday, subscribers Down Under who provide government-issued IDs can start applying for a verified badge, offering protection against impersonation,...
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Meta Launches Paid Subscription, For Whom And Why?
Meta platform users will soon be able to follow in Twitter denizens' footsteps in affixing a blue badge to their profiles as a token of authenticity and boosting their posts -- all for a fee.
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Meta Launches Twitter Blue-Style Subscription for Facebook and Instagram, Service Starts at $11.99 a Month
Meta is launching a subscription service starting at $11.99 (roughly Rs. 990) for Facebook and Instagram to authenticate one's account, which follows a similar move by Elon Musk at Twitter. Subscribers will get a badge indicating their account has been verified with a government ID, extra protection against impersonation, direct access to customer ...
