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Twitter rival Threads signs up 100 million users in 5 days

PARIS: The Threads app launched by Instagram as a rival to Twitter has signed up more than 100 million users in less than five days, data tracking websites said on Monday, smashing the record of AI tool ChatGPT for fastest-growing consumer app.

Bangkok Post

Threads could do what Instagram couldn't – and cut through toxic fitness culture

Instagram is full of toxic fitness content, but Threads could be a better place. Here’s how.

TechRadar

Twitter account suspended for tracking Elon Musk’s jet joins Meta’s Threads

Long reviled by Twitter’s owner, @elonmusksjet is now tracking the billionaire’s jet from the new social media app

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Twitter faces legal challenge after failing to remove reported hate tweets

HateAid in Germany alerted the social media giant to antisemitic and racist tweets, which were not taken down

The Guardian - UK

Meta’s Threads Hits 10 Million Users, Questions Arise On Politics & News Embrace

Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, discusses the role of politics and news on Threads as it competes with Twitter.

Zenger

Rightwing figures sign up for Meta’s Threads app ‘within 24 hours’ of release

White nationalist Richard Spencer and white supremacist Nick Fuentes join app, according to Media Matters

The Guardian - US

Persona 5 actress deletes Twitter account amid argument over AI voices, prompting other actors to weigh in

Following an AI-generated video that cloned Futaba's voice

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Student Seeking Musk’s Support Faces Suspensions On Threads And Instagram

ElonJet's Twitter ban leads college student to Threads, but Meta's Instagram and Threads also suspend the account

Zenger

Suspended from Twitter, the account tracking Elon Musk's jet has landed on Threads

The account ElonJet tracked the movement of Elon Musk's private jet in real time, until it was suspended by Twitter last year. Now, it has resurfaced on Meta's fast-growing Twitter rival, Threads.

WEKU

Microsoft News Roundup: Instagram's Threads, ChatGPT pausing Bing, and deals galore

This week we saw the launch of Threads by Instagram and an independent developer upgrade Android 13 on the Surface Duo. Here are all of the biggest news stories of the week.

Windows Central

Meta's Threads is surging, but mass migration from Twitter is likely to remain an uphill battle

Twitter’s move on July 1, 2023, to limit the number of tweets users can see in a day was the latest in a series of decisions that has spurred millions of users to sign up with alternative microblogging platforms since Elon Musk acquired Twitter last year.

The Conversation

How to only see Threads from people you follow

Threads may feel like a house party where you only recognise the faces of those who invited you. But with this little hack, we'll show you how to just see Threads from people you follow first.

Tom’s Guide

Instagram’s Threads is a better photography app than… Instagram

Instagram’s new Threads app is a fresh chance for photographers to engage with communities and showcase their images.

TechRadar

I tested 5 AI resume builders to help get a job — here's what happened

Can artificial intelligence help your career? We used five different platforms to create resumes and cover letters for a high-paying tech job.

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Battle of the apps: Threads has potential but Twitter shouldn't be 'written off yet'

BILLIONAIRE Mark Zuckerberg threw down the gauntlet to his rival Elon Musk by launching a new microblogging app this week but Twitter shouldn’t be…

The Guardian - AU

‘Truly sorry’: Australian sports director apologises for social media ‘transgressions’

Former Commonwealth Games cycling gold medallist Allan Davis issues apology after allegations surface he sent unsolicited messages on social media

The Guardian - UK

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

Chicago Tribune

Editorial: Government should not suppress speech on social media. The price is always too high

On Tuesday, a Louisiana federal judge ruled that the Biden administration could not quietly contact social media sites like Twitter and Facebook to remove protected free speech.

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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?

Fortune

Social media exodus: the benefits of quitting, as users flee to save their sanity

Changes at Twitter and an influx of alternatives could lead to people leaving social media. That might not be a bad thing.

The Guardian - US

A eulogy for Twitter: the place we journalists loved, for better or worse

Four Guardian reporters on the platform that defined the early years of their career – and what its end might mean for them

Zenger

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.

The Guardian - AU

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

Fortune

Is Threads threatening Twitter’s reign?

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

Bangkok Post

Asian shares fall as rate-hike bets increase

RECAP: Asian stocks slid yesterday to cap a busy first week of the quarter for financial markets, with the dollar standing tall and bonds tumbling as resilient US jobs data has investors bracing for interest rates to head higher still.

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