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Meta's Threads Emerges as First Real Threat to Twitter as It Racks Up Over 30 Million Users in 18 Hours
Meta's Threads racked up more than 30 million sign-ups within about 18 hours of its launch, emerging as the first real threat to Elon Musk-owned Twitter, as it took advantage of its access to billions of Instagram users and a similar look to that of its rival. Dubbed as the "Twitter-Killer", Threads was the top free app on Apple's App Store in the ...
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Threads To Mastodon: Five Apps Competing To Dethrone Twitter
Since Elon Musk took over Twitter eight months ago, users irked by the platform's new regime have vowed to move their online presence elsewhere, though the habit has proved hard to break.
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Elon Musk's Twitter Puts Temporary Limit on Number of Tweets: Here's What It Means
Elon Musk's Twitter has put a temporary limit on the number of tweets that users can see each day, a move that has sparked some backlash and could undermine the social network's efforts to attract advertisers. The limit, imposed to "address extreme levels of data scraping and system manipulation", is the latest change by Twitter, which was last yea...
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Twitter Alternative Mastodon Sees Surge in Activity After Elon Musk Imposes Tweet Read Limits
Turmoil at Twitter following new limits to the amount of posts users can see appears to be driving a surge in activity at Mastodon, a German rival that prides itself on its decentralised, user-driven structure.
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Mastodon Tooth Found On Beach In US Town, Handed Over To Museum
The mastodon's tooth was found by a tourist on a beach in Santa Cruz. It was handed over to the museum a few days later.
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Elon Musk-Owned Twitter Still Lacks Clear Alternative Months After Takeover Deal: Here Are the Top Contenders
Twitter has no clear alternative, months after Elon Musk acquired the widely used microblogging platform. From Mastodon to Bluesky, these are some of the popular contenders for a Twitter alternative, in the aftermath of sweeping changes introduced by Musk after the takeover deal.
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Jack Dorsey's Bluesky Emerges as Another Twitter-Like Service, Gaining Traction Among Power Users
Jack Dorsey is taking another whack at a Twitter-like service with a new social media platform called Bluesky. The service is gaining traction among Twitter power users, attracting prominent personalities including US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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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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Apple Releases iOS 16.4 Beta 1 for Developers: Here's All That's New
Apple has announced that it has started rolling out the first iOS 16.4 beta for developers. This update brings support for Unicode 15.0 Emoji, standalone 5G, along with new features and fixes. The Cupertino company has also improved support for third-party browsers with this beta update. Such apps are purportedly now capable of allowing users to ad...
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Twitter Backtracks on Policy to Remove Accounts Linking to Rival Social Media Services
Twitter on Monday backtracked from its new policy to ban accounts that linked to other social media platforms, such as Instagram, Mastodon, and Facebook, after some notable accounts were suspended under the new policy, including tech investor Paul Graham. The company's support handle has deleted its tweets announcing the new policy, which has also ...
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User Surge On Mastodon Amid Twitter Row: "Fediverse" And "Toot" Explained
The over half-dozen journalists whose Twitter accounts have been banned had been writing about the company and Mr Musk. Many of the journalists have joined Mastodon and got thousands of followers in a few hours.
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Twitter Suspends Accounts of Prominent Journalists Covering Elon Musk, Mastodon's Account Also Suspended
Twitter suspended the accounts of prominent journalists who covered Elon Musk, the company's new owner. The microblogging service on Wednesday suspended @elonjet, an account tracking Musk's private jet in real-time using data available in the public domain. On Thursday, the Twitter account of Mastodon, a Twitter alternative, was also suspended on t...
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Reporters Covering Elon Musk Are Suspended From Twitter
Twitter Inc on Thursday suspended the accounts of several journalists, including ones from the New York Times and the Washington Post, with the site showing "account suspended" notices for them.
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Journalists New Alternative To Twitter Is Journa.host On Mastodon
As users search for an alternative to Twitter, Mastodon, an open-source microblogging platform, has witnessed significant growth in its user base.
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After Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover, Many Users Moving To This App
From firing nearly half of Twitter's workforce to charging a monthly fee for the coveted blue tick, Elon Musk has made several unprecedented moves since taking control of the microblogging platform.
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Meta's Threads Emerges as First Real Threat to Twitter as It Racks Up Over 30 Million Users in 18 Hours
Meta's Threads racked up more than 30 million sign-ups within about 18 hours of its launch, emerging as the first real threat to Elon Musk-owned Twitter, as it took advantage of its access to billions of Instagram users and a similar look to that of its rival. Dubbed as the "Twitter-Killer", Threads was the top free app on Apple's App Store in the ...
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Threads To Mastodon: Five Apps Competing To Dethrone Twitter
Since Elon Musk took over Twitter eight months ago, users irked by the platform's new regime have vowed to move their online presence elsewhere, though the habit has proved hard to break.
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Elon Musk's Twitter Puts Temporary Limit on Number of Tweets: Here's What It Means
Elon Musk's Twitter has put a temporary limit on the number of tweets that users can see each day, a move that has sparked some backlash and could undermine the social network's efforts to attract advertisers. The limit, imposed to "address extreme levels of data scraping and system manipulation", is the latest change by Twitter, which was last yea...
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Twitter Alternative Mastodon Sees Surge in Activity After Elon Musk Imposes Tweet Read Limits
Turmoil at Twitter following new limits to the amount of posts users can see appears to be driving a surge in activity at Mastodon, a German rival that prides itself on its decentralised, user-driven structure.
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Mastodon Tooth Found On Beach In US Town, Handed Over To Museum
The mastodon's tooth was found by a tourist on a beach in Santa Cruz. It was handed over to the museum a few days later.
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Elon Musk-Owned Twitter Still Lacks Clear Alternative Months After Takeover Deal: Here Are the Top Contenders
Twitter has no clear alternative, months after Elon Musk acquired the widely used microblogging platform. From Mastodon to Bluesky, these are some of the popular contenders for a Twitter alternative, in the aftermath of sweeping changes introduced by Musk after the takeover deal.
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Jack Dorsey's Bluesky Emerges as Another Twitter-Like Service, Gaining Traction Among Power Users
Jack Dorsey is taking another whack at a Twitter-like service with a new social media platform called Bluesky. The service is gaining traction among Twitter power users, attracting prominent personalities including US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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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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Apple Releases iOS 16.4 Beta 1 for Developers: Here's All That's New
Apple has announced that it has started rolling out the first iOS 16.4 beta for developers. This update brings support for Unicode 15.0 Emoji, standalone 5G, along with new features and fixes. The Cupertino company has also improved support for third-party browsers with this beta update. Such apps are purportedly now capable of allowing users to ad...
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Twitter Backtracks on Policy to Remove Accounts Linking to Rival Social Media Services
Twitter on Monday backtracked from its new policy to ban accounts that linked to other social media platforms, such as Instagram, Mastodon, and Facebook, after some notable accounts were suspended under the new policy, including tech investor Paul Graham. The company's support handle has deleted its tweets announcing the new policy, which has also ...
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User Surge On Mastodon Amid Twitter Row: "Fediverse" And "Toot" Explained
The over half-dozen journalists whose Twitter accounts have been banned had been writing about the company and Mr Musk. Many of the journalists have joined Mastodon and got thousands of followers in a few hours.
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Twitter Suspends Accounts of Prominent Journalists Covering Elon Musk, Mastodon's Account Also Suspended
Twitter suspended the accounts of prominent journalists who covered Elon Musk, the company's new owner. The microblogging service on Wednesday suspended @elonjet, an account tracking Musk's private jet in real-time using data available in the public domain. On Thursday, the Twitter account of Mastodon, a Twitter alternative, was also suspended on t...
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Reporters Covering Elon Musk Are Suspended From Twitter
Twitter Inc on Thursday suspended the accounts of several journalists, including ones from the New York Times and the Washington Post, with the site showing "account suspended" notices for them.
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Journalists New Alternative To Twitter Is Journa.host On Mastodon
As users search for an alternative to Twitter, Mastodon, an open-source microblogging platform, has witnessed significant growth in its user base.
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After Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover, Many Users Moving To This App
From firing nearly half of Twitter's workforce to charging a monthly fee for the coveted blue tick, Elon Musk has made several unprecedented moves since taking control of the microblogging platform.
