Tag: Threads

Elon Musk Is Trying To Make X The ‘Everything App’ With Its New Features, But Are They Enough To Maintain The Competitive Edge Against Meta’s Threads?

Elon Musk’s X, previously known as Twitter, has been positioning itself to transform into the quintessential “everything app” similar to WeChat in China. But X is grappling with stagnant user growth and an influx of verified bots, potentially diluting user experience. When Musk took over, X witnessed an 80% reduction in its workforce, now standing […]

Instagram and Threads will no longer promote ‘political’ content. No one knows what they define as ‘political’

Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here. What constitutes “political” content? It’s an important question that Meta has conspicuously left unanswered, despite the Mark Zuckerberg-led social giant vowing last week to clamp down on the topic […]

Meta says a bug briefly blocked news for Canadian users on Threads

Meta has fixed a bug that temporarily prevented some Threads users in Canada from reading and sharing news on the app, a company spokesperson told Engadget. Even though Meta pulled news content from Canadian users’ Facebook and Instagram feeds earlier this year, the block hasn’t carried over to Threads. But a number of Threads users […]