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If Threads is the final nail in Twitter’s coffin, where will the journalists and politicos go?

Elon Musk is wrecking his platform, but it has invented a medium for catchy soundbites that is too invaluable to lose

The Guardian - UK

I finally joined Twitter – and Threads – to see what all the fuss was about

… and discovered a hall of mirrors. Can the 70 million who signed up in two days last week to Mark Zuckerberg’s new social media have got it wrong?

The Guardian - UK

Shopping the next frontier for TikTok

JAKARTA: Inside a shophouse in Northeast Jakarta, dozens of salespeople take turns peddling cosmetics, contact lenses and hair accessories. A woman helps a potential customer choose the right shade of lipstick for her skin tone, while a man yells out the latest markdown on vitamin tablets.

Bangkok Post

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California bill requiring Big Tech to pay for news placed on hold until 2024

A California bill that would force tech companies such as Facebook and Google to pay publishers for news content has been put on hold in the Legislature until 2024.

Los Angeles Times

Meta Unfurls Threads, But Tangles With Threads.com, Started By 3 Former Facebook Employees

Threads has over 10 million downloads already and displayed the potential to outpace Twitter.

Zenger

Five Great Reads: why hoarders hoard, classic album covers and Twitter’s latest rival reviewed

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales

The Guardian - AU

Is Threads threatening Twitter’s reign?

As the social media landscape becomes more fragmented, Meta's Twitter clone has entered the arena.

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Meta’s Threads has 70 million signups, surprising Zuckerberg

Meta Platforms Inc.’s new social media app Threads has garnered 70 million users in just two days after its launch, a sign of enthusiasm that Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said was “way beyond our expectations.”

Tribune News Service

High-Earners Continue to Experience a "Richcession" and it's Not Over Yet

It looks like the rich may not keep getting richer, at least in the short term, thanks to a continued "richcession."

Barchart

The fight over the future of digital news is in Canada

OTTAWA, Canada — A law that props up the news industry has turned Canada into the latest battleground for global tech giants that are pushing back against governments trying to curb their dominance.

Tribune News Service

Creators react to Threads: ‘It’s better than Twitter’

But monetization questions loom for Zuckerberg’s latest iteration.

Fortune

Twitter threatens to sue its new rival, Threads, claiming Meta stole trade secrets

An attorney for Twitter accused Meta of hiring dozens of former Twitter employees with the intention of creating a "copycat" platform, implying a lawsuit could come next.

WEKU

Zuckerberg’s ‘Twitter killer’ Threads hits 70m sign-ups in two days

Microblogging platform apparently fastest-downloaded ever, with Elon Musk threatening to sue over ‘copycat’ app

The Guardian - UK

I used Threads for 24 hours — what I love and hate about Instagram's Twitter challenger

I spent 24 hours on Threads, Instagram's newly launched Twitter rival. Here are the biggest pros and cons from my experience.

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TechRadar

Mastodon fixes major security flaw that could have allowed system hijacking

A total of five CVEs have been addressed in Mastodon’s latest round of security patches, including several critical vulnerabilities.

PC Gamer

Elon Musk mocks 'the false happiness of hide-the-pain Instagram' as he sends Twitter's lawyers in on Threads

U ok hun?

The Guardian - UK

Zuckerberg’s kindness pledge for Threads is ‘absurd’, says Molly Russell charity

Foundation says words contradict reality of Instagram, which contributed to suicide of London teenager

The Guardian - UK

Could Meta’s Threads deal a knockout blow to Twitter?

Mark Zuckerberg’s rival social network is first serious threat to Twitter since Elon Musk takeover

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Reason

Attack of the Twitter Clones

Plus: Groups ask Supreme Court to say public officials can't block people, latest jobs report shows openings down, and more...

PC Gamer

Threads threatens to muscle in on Mastodon's Fediverse and admins are up in arms about it

Privacy concerns have lead to petitions being signed to keep Meta out.

TechRadar

Twitter vows to sue Meta over new rival Threads app

"Competition is fine, cheating is not," tweets Elon Musk a few hours after Twitter's new competitor launched. Here's what's happening right now.

The Independent UK

How to navigate social media with so much to choose from

There’s can be a lot of pressure to be across all social media platforms. By Yolanthe Fawehinmi.

Evening Standard

‘Deletion has broken us’: how London’s kink scene is taking on Meta

Instagram has provoked outrage by deleting hundreds of sex-positive, queer and alternative lifestyle accounts. Abigail Moss reports from the community’s London protest

Evening Standard

A chronological feed is coming to Threads

Instagram chief Adam Mosseri announced the change as part of a rebuke to Elon Musk and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey

Tom’s Guide

Twitter threatens to sue Meta over Threads — what you need to know

Twitter has accused Meta of “systematic, wilful, and unlawful misappropriation of Twitter's trade secrets and other intellectual property.”

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