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Zuckerberg boasts Threads breaks 175M active monthly users ahead of 1-year anniversary
Meta Platforms' newest social media offering, Threads, has over 175 million monthly active users, Mark Zuckerberg revealed, two days ahead of its first anniversary.
Apple removes WhatsApp, Threads from App Store in China after demand by Beijing over security concerns
The Chinese government ordered Apple to remove WhatsApp, Signal, Threads and Telegram from its App Store, according to a report.
Biden, Harris join Mark Zuckerberg's Threads, days after White House slams Elon Musk
A White House spokeswoman, Robyn Patterson, said the reason for the move is because “we are committed to meeting people where they are.”
So much for Meta's 'Twitter killer': Major brands shun Threads as traffic plunges 80%
Coca-Cola's last post on Threads was a week ago while fast food giant McDonald's hasn't provided fresh content on the app for nearly two months.
Meta hands out perks after mass layoffs including T-shirts, happy hours and office snacks
At Meta's 250-acre headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., staffers say morale is on the up and up thanks to the return of happy hours, branded corporate swag and campus perks...
Threads blocks search for 'COVID,' 'vaccines,' 'coronavirus' over 'disinformation' fear
Meta Platforms' Threads has censored search terms that include the words "COVID," "vaccines" and "coronavirus" in a bid to thwart the spread of disinformation, the company said. Mark Zuckerberg's purported...
Elon Musk slams Facebook for 'manipulating the public almost everywhere on Earth'
Musk said Facebook "won’t open source their algorithm" due to alleged censorship.
Meta rolling out web version of Threads as rival X implements changes
Company executives acknowledged earlier on that work on the app was still needed and that it was missing important features, such as direct messaging and an ability to search for...
Elon Musk admits his $44 billion X takeover 'may fail, as so many have predicted'
Musk triggered fresh outrage after announcing X would eliminate its "block" feature.
Elon Musk says he'll show up at Mark Zuckerberg's doorstep in a Tesla to fight as billionaire trash talk continues
"For the Tesla FSD test drive in Palo Alto tonight, I will ask the car to drive to @finkd’s house," he tweeted Monday. "... If we get lucky and Zuck...
Zuckerberg says Musk isn't serious about cage match, suggests 'it's time to move on'
“I think we can all agree Elon isn't serious and it's time to move on,” the Facebook founder wrote on his new platform Threads Sunday.
Threads allows users to see liked posts in latest update as interest dwindles
Threads has lost more than half its user base since its July 5 launch.
Instagram boss moves back to US from London after Threads loses more than half its users
Instagram head Adam Mosseri moved back stateside one year after relocating to London. He cited the different time zones as reason for his move, though it's unclear if Threads' waning...
Stephen King clearly isn't a fan of Elon Musk's Twitter rebrand to X
Stephen King shared his distaste for Twitter's recent rebrand with a tweet that wrote "Twitter" 14 times before adding, "And in case you didn't get that: Twitter."
Meta looks to add 'retention-driving hooks' as Threads users flee 'Twitter-killer' app
"Obviously, if you have more than 100 million people sign up, ideally it would be awesome if all of them or even half of them stuck around. We're not there...
Meta's Reality Labs has lost over $21B since the start of 2022
Reality Labs, the Meta unit that develops technology for the metaverse, lost $21.3 billion since January 2022. Operating costs for the unit were also down $3.7 billion last quarter.
Meta expects higher ad spending after strong Q2 of $32B in revenue
The revenue bump comes despite the company also forecasting that expenses would rise in both 2023 and 2024.
Twitter rival Threads adds chronological feed as Elon Musk pushes controversial 'X' rebrand
Threads has emerged as the most significant challenge to Twitter’s text-based social media dominance.
Half of Threads' users have dropped off as Meta app struggles to hold attention
From July 7 to 14, Threads' Android user base halved from 49 million to 23.6 million, according to web analytics firm Similarweb. On July 14, meanwhile, Twitter boasted 107 million...
Mark Zuckerberg is training to get his pilot's license
The Facebook co-founder worth some $113 billion has obtained a student pilot certificate, according to the tech-centric news site The Information.