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Threads: the best and worst features, and whether you should jump ship from Twitter

The Meta-powered social network has launched and it's already very popular. Should you be on it?

Instagram's Threads app: Meta introduces Twitter's competitor

Instagram, owned by the tech giant Meta, on Wednesday, unveiled its new app called 'Threads' a new app designed to directly compete with Elon Musk's Twitter. Read Further on Dynamite News:

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Mark Zuckerberg returns to Twitter after 11 years, jabs at Elon Musk after 'Threads App' launch

Meta owner, Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday morning marked his return to the social media platform Twitter after 11 years and dropped a meme. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Zuckerberg uses Threads to say Twitter has missed its chance

Meta founder says rival platform will ‘focus on kindness’ as it claims 30 million users within day of launch

The Guardian - UK

Mark Zuckerberg says Musk blew his chance to make Twitter the conversation app

In just seven hours, over 10 million people have flocked to Threads to see what all the fuss is about, so aspiring thought leaders better sign up pronto to stand out among the masses.

Fortune

Blue ticks, crochet puns and no drafts or DMs: can Threads really convert a diehard Twitter addict like me?

It’s been called Meta’s attempt at a “Twitter killer”. But can Mark Zuckerberg’s new microblogging platform really prove a worthy rival? Katie Strick gives her review

Evening Standard

Ten million join Meta’s new app Threads, according to Mark Zuckerberg

More than 10 million people have signed up to a new app touted as a rival to Twitter within hours of its launch, according to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The platform, known as Threads, was developed by Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagra

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Talking points! The best social media reactions to Threads, Meta’s Twitter rival

The battle of the text-focused social media apps has well and truly begun, and no one is quite sure what to think. Maddy Mussen on how the internet is responding so far

Evening Standard

Up First Briefing: Yellen in China; Meta launches Threads; synagogue rubble unearthed

Janet Yellen visits China to try to ease tensions. Facebook's parent company launches Threads to compete with Twitter. Parts of a synagogue destroyed by Nazis are found in a Munich river.

WEKU

Millions join Threads app as Twitter rival launches

More than 10 million people have signed up to the app since its launch at midnight

Liverpool Echo

Experts give verdict on 'opportunist' Threads app and if it can challenge Twitter

Threads, which is named after a series of tweets on Twitter, has been launched by Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram. It already has millions of users just hours after setting up

Daily Mirror

Martin Lewis issues warning over ‘plague’ of online scams

MoneySavingExpert founder previously sued Facebook for defamation in connection with these scam advertisements

The Independent UK

Mark Zuckerberg aims dig at Elon Musk's Twitter hours into launch of new Threads app

The new Threads app, which aims to compete against Twitter, is the the latest chapter in the rivalry between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, who bought Twitter in October

Daily Mirror

Mark Zuckerberg's new app Threads to rival Elon Musk mocked by Twitter users

Threads, Mark Zuckerberg's Meta's rival to Twitter, garnered mixed reactions with over 10 million sign-ups, facing criticism for bugs and lack of features, but also drawing praise

Daily Mirror

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Evening Standard

Who owns Meta and what apps do they run?

Meta is the parent company to some of the most popular apps across the globe

Irish Mirror

Meta launches Threads to rival Twitter but it comes with its concerns

The social media app was launched overnight in a bid to rival Twitter in the latest strike to be landed in the tech world, but the app is not yet available to Irish users

Tom’s Guide

How to download Threads and sign up for your account

Here's how to sign up for Threads, the new Twitter alternative from Meta the company behind Instagram and Facebook.

TechRadar

How to download Threads and claim your handle

Meta's Twitter rival Threads is here, and this is how you can get set up in the new app.

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The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Biden ratchets up efforts to secure Sweden’s Nato membership

Work to persuade Turkey to drop its objections continues, as president meets Sweden’s prime minister at White House. Plus, five ways AI could improve the world

Salon

Why MAGA loved a fake liberal

"Erica Marsh" was obviously not real, but MAGA Twitter just can't quit their addiction to disinformation

Al Jazeera

Is Meta’s new Threads more than a Twitter copycat?

The platform offers its users more text in a post than Twitter, but privacy issues have delayed its EU launch.

Evening Standard

How to use Instagram Threads: Getting started on Meta’s Twitter rival

Threads launched in the UK this morning. Here’s how to get started with the new app

iMore

Hands-on with Threads - Instagram's promising Twitter rival misses key features

Meta's Twitter rival launched earlier than promised today (July 6), and it could be the one to beat.

Evening Standard

All the celebrities already using Meta’s Twitter rival Threads, from Oprah to Kim K

Threads has logged ten million sign-ups in its first seven hours of operation, including a host of famous faces. From Oprah, Kim K and Will Smith to Gordon Ramsay and the Dalai Lama, Emma Loffhagen takes a look at who is already Threading

Axios

Instagram's Twitter rival is the latest in Meta's parade of copycat apps

It's the latest example of the social giant's "clone and conquer" strategy.

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