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Twitter last week began paying creators a share of the ad revenue served in the replies of their posts in an effort to retain the platform’s most important tweeters, in the face of increased competition from Instagram Threads and others. But despite the program’s significant payouts, some creators weren’t happy — and took their complaints […]... →

Meta has been temporarily banned from running behavioral advertising on Facebook and Instagram in Norway — unless it obtains users’ consent to the processing. The urgent order of provisional measures on Meta’s business, which has been made by Norway’s data protection authority, the Datatilsynet, applies for an initial three-month period. It stipulates Meta may run […] Meta’s behavioral ads banned in Norway on Facebook and Instagram by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch... →

Instagram Threads’ launch has been an overnight success, topping 100 million users within days of its arrival. Now, new data indicates the app has already achieved one-fifth of the weekly active user base of Twitter worldwide and 86 times the weekly active user base of the largest Twitter rival in the U.S., Truth Social, which […] Instagram Threads now has one-fifth the weekly active user base of Twitter by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Instagram’s Twitter clone Threads enjoyed a fairly fruitful first week in existence, sailing past 30 million users in the first 24 hours before passing 100 million signups within five days. And just yesterday, numbers from Data.ai indicated that Threads has now hit 150 million downloads. However, another completely unrelated app has been inadvertently thrust into […] Threads, a Slack alternative completely unrelated to Instagram, has seen downloads surge by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch... →

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After multiple EU-based users complained about not being able to access Instagram’s Threads app through VPN, Meta said it is blocking such efforts. The company launched Threads last week, but given privacy concerns around the app, it is not available in the EU. The company said in a statement that it has applied further measures […] Meta is blocking EU-based users from accessing Threads via VPN by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch... →

As Twitter fends off new competition from Instagram Threads, the company today announced a change designed to cut down on spam in users’ inboxes. Starting “as soon as” July 14, Twitter will introduce a new messages setting aimed at reducing spam in DMs by moving messages from Verified users you don’t follow back to your […] Twitter admits to having a Verified spammer problem with announcement of new DM settings by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

After topping 100 million users just five days after its public debut, Instagram’s new Threads app for iOS is out now with its first update, bringing a handful of small changes and tweaks, added features, and various bug fixes, including support for the recently released iOS 17 public beta. The news of the app’s update […] Instagram Threads update brings iOS 17 support among other small improvements by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Meta announced today that users can now use their avatars to answer and make video calls on Instagram and Messenger. The company says the new functionality will allow users to take part in video calls in instances where they’re not camera-ready. The result is an animated video call when you and your friends are looking […] You can now use your Meta avatar in video calls on Instagram and Messenger by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

Recently hired Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino is pushing back at reports that Twitter traffic is tanking as a result of the July 5th launch of a new competitor, Instagram Threads, but the company does seem to be concerned about the potential threat posed by Meta’s rival, now topping 100 million users. On Monday, users reported […] Twitter blocks links to rival Threads, while CEO downplays reports of traffic decline by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

In the last few months, Twitter alternatives — new and old — have found an audience willing to try out a new text-based social network. Mastodon, Bluesky, Spill and T2 are some of the social media platforms people are trying out. Now, Meta has stepped into the game with a big launch tied to Instagram. […] What is Instagram’s Threads app? All your questions answered by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch... →

In the last few months, Twitter alternatives — new and old — have found an audience willing to try out a new text-based social network. Mastodon, Bluesky, Spill and T2 are some of the social media platforms people are trying out. Now, Meta has stepped into the game with a big launch tied to Instagram. […] What is Instagram’s Threads app? All your questions answered by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch... →

Instagram’s text-based app Threads has achieved the mark of 100 million sign-ups in just five days. The Twitter rival was launched on June 6 (or June 5 in the Americas), according to a tracker. Mark Zuckerberg noted on the first day that the app attracted 2 million sign-ups in two hours, 5 million sign-ups in […] Instagram’s Threads app reaches 100 million users within just five days by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch... →

In the latest sign that Meta’s new Twitter lookalike Threads is unlikely to capture the essence of its predecessor, the company is apparently actively disinterested in cultivating its new app into useful hub of breaking news and world events. In a reply to a question from The Verge’s Alex Heath, Instagram head Adam Mosseri, currently […] Meta’s vision for Threads is more mega-mall than public square by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch... →

As Instagram’s new Twitter rival Threads soars into the double-digit millions after launching on Wednesday, another Twitter alternative, Bluesky, has hit a milestone of its own. According to a new analysis from app store intelligence provider data.ai, Bluesky has now topped a million downloads across iOS and Android, despite remaining an invite-only app. Of course, […] As Threads soars, Twitter rival Bluesky hits its first million installs by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Apple is rolling out a new update to Shazam, the company’s app that helps users identify songs. In addition to recognizing songs using the microphone, Shazam can now identify songs on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok. This can be really handy when you are looking at a video and the description doesn’t include any information about […] Shazam can now identify songs from YouTube, Instagram and TikTok on iOS by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch... →

Threads, Meta’s new social networking platform, is quickly gaining ground in China where Western social apps from Instagram to Facebook are banned. As of Thursday morning Pacific Time, the Twitter clone introduced by Instagram ranked fifth in the social networking category of Apple’s China App Store, just a day after launching. That’s despite the fact […] Threads app hits Top 5 on Apple’s China App Store despite ban by Rita Liao originally published on TechCrunch... →

In the last few months, Twitter alternatives — new and old — have found an audience willing to try out a new text-based social network. Mastodon, Bluesky, Spill, and T2 are some of the social media platforms people are trying out. Now, Meta has stepped into the game with a big launch tied to Instagram. […] What is Instagram’s Threads app? All your questions answered by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch... →

Meta’s highly anticipated Twitter competitor, Threads, debuted yesterday and already has over 23 million sign-ups. The app is pretty similar to Twitter, but it’s missing a key feature: a feed that only displays posts from people you follow. Currently, the app has a single feed that shows you posts from both people you follow and […] Instagram head says a Threads ‘Following’ feed is ‘on the list’ of upcoming features by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

Новый сервис, представленный как альтернатива Twitter, доступен для россиян в AppStore... →