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Meta’s new app Threads passes 100 million users

Threads, created by Facebook and Instagram owners Meta, has hit another milestone just days after its launch

Evening Standard

Meta’s new app Threads that is direct Twitter rival sees more than five MILLION join in first few hours

Threads is seen as a direct rival to Twitter

Manchester Evening News

How to join Threads and sign up for the new Facebook rival to Twitter

You can sign up in a few seconds using your phone

Wales Online

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Facebook and Instagram launch new Twitter rival called Threads

The app has been described as 'the first credible threat' to Twitter

Wales Online

Canada's government to stop advertising on Facebook and Instagram after Meta says it will block news

Canada's government says it will stop advertising on Facebook and Instagram in response to Meta’s decision to block access to news content on their social platforms as part of a temporary test

The Independent UK

Facebook’s Meta launches ‘Twitter killer’ social network Threads

Mark Zuckerberg launches Twitter rival in bid to capitalise on turmoil at Twitter under Elon Musk.

Al Jazeera

Canada halts ads on Facebook, Instagram in feud over new law

The Canadian government is suspending its advertisements on Facebook and Instagram in response to Meta Platforms Inc.’s plan to permanently end news availability on its platforms in the country.

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Instagram launch of Twitter rival ‘Threads’ expected on Thursday

Instagram’s highly anticipated Twitter rival is expected to launch Thursday, according to a listing on Apple Inc.’s App Store.

Tribune News Service

U.S. is barred from combating disinformation on social media. Here's what it means

Under a judge's new ruling, much of the federal government is now barred from working with social media companies to address removing any content that might contain "protected free speech."

WEKU

Journalists Outraged That a Judge Would Dare Limit Biden's Censorship Powers

Unfortunately, there is reason to doubt that the judge's decision will meaningfully constrain the feds.

Reason

Why I'm jumping to Threads even if it sucks

With the imminent launch of Threads, we're about to see if Twitter has what it—who am I kidding? Of course Threads is going to destroy what's left of Twitter, and I'm doing my part.

TechRadar

Popular beauty spot near Glasgow branded 'dangerous' and 'mobbed' by visitor

The Devil's Pulpit, situated in Stirlingshire, is just over half an hour's drive away from Glasgow. A visitor has issued a warning after claiming it was "too unsafe" for them.

Glasgow Live

Brian Merchant: California and Canada absolutely must call Google’s and Facebook’s bluff on news

In June, Canada passed a law that will require major tech platforms such as Google and Facebook to pay a small fee when they host news on their platforms, to compensate the journalistic outlets that produced it. A similar bill recently cleared crucial hurdles in California and now has a…

Los Angeles Times

Meta to Launch Twitter Competitor Called `Threads’

Threads app is available for pre-order on the Apple Store and could launch as soon as July 6

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Fortune

Meta’s targeted ads disaster is also a problem for Google

Google may also find itself unable to do cross-platform user tracking in Europe without real consent.

Daily Record

Visitor blasts Scottish beauty spot as 'dangerous' and 'mobbed' tourist attraction

One recent visitor to the Devil's Pulpit in Stirlingshire has warned others to be careful when journeying to the site, stating that it was "too unsafe" for them.

Reason

Federal Judge to Biden Administration: Stop Telling Social Media Sites To Limit Free Speech

Plus: Teaching A.I. about the Fourth of July, and more...

Daily Mirror

Mark Zuckerberg used Khabib's catchphrase to accept Elon Musk cage fight

Zuckerberg and Musk are currently working towards a massive UFC showdown, with the Facebook boss telling his rival that he wanted the fight by quoting a fighting legend

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The Guardian - UK

Meta delays EU launch of Twitter rival Threads amid uncertainty over personal data use

New app developed by Facebook and WhatsApp owner is due to launch in the UK and US on Thursday

Android Central

Instagram's new Threads app gets listed indicating the launch is imminent

We have been witnessing a lot of text-based apps pop up after Elon Musk bought Twitter. The primary ones included BlueSky and Mastodon. Meta's Threads app will be joining the list soon.

Dynamite News

Meta's 'Instagram Threads' to launch Twitter rival on this date

Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is all set to launch an app titled 'Threads' aimed at being an alternative to Twitter. Read further on Dynamite News:

Wales Online

Watch: Holidaymaker takes action after passenger stretched 'smelly foot' under his plane seat

Footage shows Daniel Green pouring a couple of drops of fizzy pop onto a fellow plane passenger's 'dirty-looking' sock so she'd move her feet.

The Guardian - US

The Age of Insurrection review: how the far right rose – and found Trump

David Neiwert offers a necessary and chilling read about American extremists and the threat they pose to us all

Al Jazeera

In India, desperate kidney sellers scammed on Facebook

Poverty-stricken Indians are trying to sell their organs on Facebook while scammers cash in on misery.

Reason

July 4 Injunction Bars Various Federal Departments from Encouraging Social Media Platforms to Delete Content

The opinion (Missouri v. Biden) by Judge Terry Doughty (W.D. La.) is here, and the injunction is here. The opinion is 45,000 words long, and I doubt I'll have a chance to fully analyze it for a while (I'm largely tied up for the next couple of weeks); but in…

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