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Threads adds a chronological feed as Twitter burns to the ground
Threads is about to get vastly more useful as Meta has started rolling out the option to see a chronological feed of posts from the people you follow. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg noted that the app now includes translations as well.
Instagram beats copyright infringement lawsuit involving embedded photos
A three-judge panel with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of Meta-owned Instagram after a pair of photographers accused the social media giant of copyright infringement. The basic gist of the case was that Instagram violated copyrights by letting outside websites and publications embed images without the explicit consent of content creators.
First big Threads update for iOS helps you see new followers
Threads has received a big update on iOS that helps you see new followers and follow them back.
Meta’s Threads sent another app named Threads to the top of the App Store charts
Threads, a Slack alternative that has been around since 2019, saw more than 880,000 downloads on iOS between July 6th and July 12th, thanks to the release of Meta's Threads.
Meta's Threads races to 100 million users in under a week
Meta made it super easy for people to sign up to its new app Threads through Instagram. That helped the Twitter competitor reach more than 100 million sign ups in just a couple of days.
Meta is working to stop deleted Threads accounts from nuking Instagram too
When you open a Threads account, you can use your Instagram credentials to sign up if you want to bring over your profile and your circles from the photo-sharing app. But by doing so, your accounts on both platforms become inextricably linked.
Twitter threatens to sue Meta over the new Threads app
Twitter has threatened legal action against Meta over the new Threads app. Twitter accused Meta of poaching employees and "systematic, willful, and unlawful misappropriation of Twitter’s trade secrets and other intellectual property.”
More than 30 million people signed up for Meta's new Threads app
Meta's Twitter rival Threads just went live and has already exceeded 10 million signups within the first seven hours, a number that has since swelled to 30 million, according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Meta’s Threads app is here to challenge Twitter
Threads, Meta’s text-based app to challenge Twitter, is now official. The app has launched on the web and in app stores in more than 100 countries.
Meta Threads briefly went live earlier than planned
It launches in the US and UK on July 6th.
Meta's Instagram-linked Twitter rival 'Threads' could arrive on July 6th
A listing for the app called Threads has popped up in the iOS App Store with an estimated release date of July 6th.
Senators demand answers from Meta over how it handles CSAM on Instagram
A group of bipartisan senators are said to have asked Meta to explain Instagram's alleged failure to prevent child sexual abuse material (CSAM) from being shared among networks of pedophiles on the platform. Lawmakers from the Senate Judiciary Committee also want to know how Instagram's algorithms brought users who want to share such content together in the first place, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Meta explains how its AI decides what you see on Facebook and Instagram
Meta has released information that explain how its AI systems rank content for its Feed, Stories and Reels on Facebook and Instagram.
Instagram finally lets users download Reels
Instagram finally lets users download Reels videos, much as TikTok has done for years.
Meta rolls back COVID-19 misinformation rules in many countries
Meta is rolling back COVID-19 misinformation rules for Instagram and Facebook in countries that no longer deem the pandemic to be a national emergency. The rules will no longer apply in the US, along with some other territories.
Instagram is rolling out its Telegram-like broadcast channels worldwide
Instagram is rolling out its one-way messaging broadcast channels globally. Meta plans to add the Telegram-like feature to Facebook and Messenger as well, after bringing a version of it to WhatsApp last week.
WhatsApp may soon let you add multiple accounts to one device
It follows an update that allows you to use one account across multiple phones.
Instagram adds music and translation to its Notes feature
Instagram's Notes feature, which lets you post a status update for your friends, is getting an upgrade. It now lets you share song clips and translate other users' notes.
Meta test puts Reels on the Quest
The Meta Quest 3 is launching this fall.
Screenshots of Instagram's answer to Twitter leak online
During a company-wide meeting on Thursday, Meta chief product officer Chris Cox showed off UI mock-ups of the company's upcoming rival Twitter app, which promptly leaked online.