X has announced that it is discontinuing “Circles,” the group feature that was launched last year when X was still called Twitter. The idea behind Circles was that Twitter users could create groups with up to 150 of their followers and post messages that only those in the group could see. X does not specify […]
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WhatsApp is finally getting an iPad app
WhatsApp has not had an official iPad app so far, but that is about to change. Meta has started testing a beta version of WhatsApp for iPad. Previously, iPad users had to use the web version or the iPhone version, which was not compatible with the iPad. The new iPad app works similarly to the […]
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Elon Musk wants all X users to pay for the service
In the future, it’s not entirely impossible that everyone who wants to use X, formerly Twitter, will have to pay to do so. This is something that X’s owner, Elon Musk, stated when discussing online hate and antisemitism on the platform with Israel’s President Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday. According to Musk, a small monthly fee is […]
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WhatsApp is preparing support for different platforms
The latest beta version of WhatsApp for Android (version 2.23.19.8), released today, includes a new page called “Third-Party Chats.” Currently, the settings for this feature do not work, but its title suggests that this is likely the first step to open Meta’s messaging app for compatibility across multiple platforms. Just a few days ago, the […]
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Twitter/X reinstates political advertisements
Twitter, or X as it’s now called, is bringing back political advertisements for the upcoming 2024 U.S. presidential election. Despite X reducing the number of employees monitoring disinformation and hateful behavior, the company claims that it will successfully combat any potential misinformation spread through political ads. Twitter believes it’s necessary to allow political ads on […]
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Facebook’s visitation numbers unaffected in Canada
Several statistical services report that Meta’s decision to no longer publish links to news sites in Canada has not significantly impacted Facebook’s visitation numbers. Last month, Facebook decided that users could no longer post links to news on the platform, a decision made in response to a new Canadian law that would require Meta to […]
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Now there’s a proper web version of Threads
Meta’s X competitor, Threads, claims to have completed a web version of the service, which will be launched soon. Until now, Threads had a web interface where users could read posts. However, it hasn’t been possible to reply to posts or create new ones via the web. With the new web version’s launch, it will […]
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Social media service BeReal introduces a new feature
Social media service BeReal has added a new feed to its platform called “Friends of friends,” where BeReal users can check out photos from their friends’ friends if they have approved the publication of their pictures there. “Friends of friends” replaces the previous “Discovery” feed, which displayed randomly selected images from other BeReal users who […]
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Twitter’s Name Change has Decreased App Downloads
Twitter, now X, has significantly dropped on the top list of the most downloaded apps on iOS in the USA since the platform changed its name. It’s perhaps not surprising, considering Twitter built its brand over nearly two decades and then abandoned it. This likely means that users who aren’t very familiar with online happenings […]
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X accused of throttling link speeds to competitors
According to users on X, formerly known as Twitter, X has now introduced a delay on links redirecting to certain websites and competitors to Twitter. This reportedly applies to links leading to news services like the New York Times and Reuters, as well as Twitter competitors like Bluesky, Facebook, and Threads. According to X’s users, […]
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Tweetdeck officially becomes a paid service
Users of Tweetdeck, now named XPro, have started receiving notifications that they won’t be able to use the service without subscribing to X Premium (previously Twitter Blue). According to The Verge, the change hasn’t been rolled out to all users yet, but it’s likely just a matter of time before it happens. We’ve known for […]
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X is auctioning off Twitter items
X, the service formerly known as Twitter, has started getting rid of some items it no longer deems necessary. This includes various things associated with Twitter as well as items that no longer seem necessary at X’s office. Among other things, you can bid on a light sign featuring Twitter’s characteristic bird logo, a large […]
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Threads has lost 80 percent of its active users
It seems that Meta’s Twitter/X competitor hasn’t managed to sustain its initial interest. When the app was launched in early July, it reached as high as 49.3 million daily active users solely on the Android app. As of August 7th, that number has dropped to 10.3 million. This certainly doesn’t mean Threads has failed, but […]
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Video Calls Seem to Be Coming to X
It looks like users of X, formerly known as Twitter, will soon have the ability to use the service for making video calls to each other. X’s CEO, Linda Yaccarino, has confirmed this. In an interview with CNBC, primarily discussing the reason behind the service’s name change from Twitter to X, Yaccarino says: Think about […]
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Elon Musk says he might need surgery before he can fight Mark Zuckerberg
Whether the infamous showdown between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg will actually happen remains uncertain. Zuckerberg seems to have been keen on the idea ever since Musk mentioned earlier this summer that he could consider fighting Zuckerberg. The other day, Zuckerberg suggested August 26th as a potential date for the possible match. However, Musk doesn’t […]
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Facebook Messenger is losing its support for SMS
In 2016 Facebook rolled out SMS support in its messaging app, Messenger, but now the app will stop supporting SMS as of September 28th. Users who use Messenger as their default SMS app will no longer be able to send and receive text messages after updating the app on September 28th. Facebook also recommends Android […]
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Twitter Blue is now called X Premium
A few days ago, TweetDeck was renamed XPro, and now Twitter Blue will be known as X Premium, as announced by Elon Musk on X. At the same time, the official account for what was previously called Blue has changed its name to Premium.
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Instagram Threads Statistics, User Count, Trends, and Facts (2023)
Threads was launched by Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, on July 6, 2023. The platform allows users to post threads, reply to others, and follow profiles they’re interested in. Threads by Instagram reached a milestone of 100 million users within the first five days of its launch, making it the fastest […]
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The X logo becomes bolder
Elon Musk is arguably the world’s most spontaneous billionaire, and yesterday, he changed the logo of his service X, formerly known as Twitter, just a few hours after replacing Twitter’s characteristic blue bird logo. The latest X logo has thicker lines in its X compared to the first version of the logo. However, Musk doesn’t […]
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Text posts are coming to TikTok
As Elon Musk does his best to scare users away from Twitter/X, more and more platforms are offering alternative places for fleeing Twitter users to post short text updates. The latest addition to the list is TikTok, which now allows its users to post short text posts instead of just images or videos, the original […]
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Twitter to be renamed as X
Twitter’s owner, Elon Musk, stated yesterday that Twitter will soon be renamed to “X,” the letter that seems to be Musk’s favorite in the alphabet. Musk further mentioned that Twitter’s bird logo would disappear from the service, and eventually, the platform’s blue color would also be replaced with black. Twitter already changed its corporate name […]
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The use of Threads has decreased by 70 percent
The Wall Street Journal reports that the usage of Meta’s Twitter variant, Threads, has decreased by around 70 percent since the reported record numbers at the beginning of the month. This decline is not entirely unexpected, as the functionality is not particularly attractive right now, leading people to simply not stay engaged. This situation is […]
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WhatsApp released for WearOS
Meta has now released a standalone app for its messaging service on WearOS, Google’s operating system for smartwatches. With WhatsApp on WearOS, it is possible to read messages from Meta’s messaging service and record voice messages that can be sent through the service. To use the watch version of WhatsApp on WearOS, users need WearOS […]
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Twitter has started sharing ad revenue with select users
Twitter has now begun distributing money from its ad revenue sharing program, which was announced earlier this year. With the program, Twitter users who are enrolled in Twitter’s paid service will receive a share of the revenue generated by ads displayed in reply tweets to their own tweets. To be eligible for a share of […]
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Instagram Threads will not be released in the EU
Meta’s new Twitter competitor, Threads, aims to collect Instagram users’ data, including health, location, search history, and sensitive information. As a result, the app will not be launched in the EU while it is released in the US and UK on Thursday. A spokesperson for Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) says that the regulatory authority […]
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Soon you will have to pay to use Tweetdeck
Now Twitter is “finally” launching its new version of Tweetdeck in its stable version, with a major change compared to previous versions – users must be verified to use the app. This means that Tweetdeck will only be available to those who subscribe to Twitter Blue. This change will take place in 30 days, according […]
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Meta’s Twitter competitor may be launched on Thursday
We have previously written about Meta’s upcoming app Threads, which appeared in Google and Apple’s app stores the other day, and now these stores have revealed when the app seems to be released. According to the App Store, Threads will be available for download on Thursday, July 6th. “Threads is where communities come together to […]
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Meta has launched its Twitter competitor, Thread
It’s no longer a secret that Meta has been working on a Twitter competitor, and now it’s official. The app, called Thread, has been uploaded to the Google Play Store, although it is currently unavailable for download. Thread bears a striking resemblance to Twitter, with text-based conversations where users post threads instead of individual tweets, […]
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Meta plans to offer an app store for Facebook
Meta plans to allow EU citizens to download apps directly from Facebook ads, hoping to compete with app stores from Apple and Google. The new type of ads is expected to start as a pilot project with a few Android app developers as early as later this year, according to The Verge. Meta hopes that […]
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Twitter introduces a bunch of limitations
Last night, Elon Musk announced that Twitter will begin limiting the number of tweets one can read per day. The numbers he mentioned were 600 tweets for unverified accounts, while verified accounts will be able to read up to 6,000 tweets per day. For newly created and still unverified accounts, the limit will be 300 […]