The Latest Breaking News from Twitter Inc.

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

But monetization questions loom for Zuckerberg’s latest iteration.

Fortune · Jul 7, 2023

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 · Jul 7, 2023

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 · Jul 7, 2023

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

U ok hun?

PC Gamer · Jul 7, 2023

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 · Jul 7, 2023

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

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2023

All these features are on the way to Threads by Instagram

Threads is going to release numerous updates to the app in the near future to remedy complaints from users about missing functionality.

Windows Central · Jul 7, 2023

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...

Reason · Jul 7, 2023

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.

PC Gamer · Jul 7, 2023

AI watch: from deepfakes to a rock star humanoid

This week in artificial intelligence

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2023