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Twitter is an American microblogging and social networking service on which users post and interact with messages known as "tweets". Registered users can post, like, and retweet tweets, but unregistered users can only read them.

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Threads Is Social Media’s Newest Nepo Baby, but Does It Have Staying Power?
Threads Is Social Media’s Newest Nepo Baby, but Does It Have Staying Power?
July 13, 2023  |  Social Commerce

Is the social media landscape too crowded? The winners of today’s attention economy don’t seem to think so. That’s why Meta, the parent company of...

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Threads Tops ChatGPT’s Record With 100 Million Users in 5 Days
Threads Tops ChatGPT’s Record With 100 Million Users in 5 Days
July 10, 2023  |  Meta

Meta’s Threads passed the 100-million user mark this weekend, five days after launching. “That’s mostly organic demand, and we haven’t even turned on many promotions yet,” Meta CEO...

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Apple Plants Roots in Threads as Users Approach 100 Million 
Apple Plants Roots in Threads as Users Approach 100 Million 
July 09, 2023  |  Apple

Apple appears to be all-in on Meta’s new text-based app Threads. A report Sunday by 9to5Mac notes that the platform is on the brink of surpassing...

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Report: GTCR’s Worldpay Acquisition Is Largest Buyout Financing Since Twitter
Report: GTCR’s Worldpay Acquisition Is Largest Buyout Financing Since Twitter
July 07, 2023  |  Acquisitions

GTCR’s acquisition of Worldpay is reportedly set to be the largest buyout financing since last year’s Twitter deal. Banks are preparing $9.4 billion of debt, including loans...

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Twitter Warns Meta Not to Scrape User Data
Twitter Warns Meta Not to Scrape User Data
July 06, 2023  |  Meta

Twitter has greeted the launch of Meta’s text-based app Threads with a letter from its lawyer. Elon Musk’s attorney, Alex Spiro, wrote a letter to...

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Zuckerberg Aims to Make Threads a 1-Billion Member App
Zuckerberg Aims to Make Threads a 1-Billion Member App
July 06, 2023  |  Meta

Meta’s Twitter rival Threads debuted Thursday (July 6) with 10 million sign-ups in seven hours. CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he’s envisioning a much higher number,...

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Meta Launches Threads, a Text-Based App, in Over 100 Countries
Meta Launches Threads, a Text-Based App, in Over 100 Countries
July 05, 2023  |  Meta

Meta has launched its text-based app called Threads. The new app was built by Meta’s Instagram team and offers a space to share posts that...

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Meta’s Threads App Launch Postponed in EU Amid Data Privacy Concerns
Meta’s Threads App Launch Postponed in EU Amid Data Privacy Concerns
July 05, 2023  |  Meta

Meta’s Twitter rival, Threads, which is due to release worldwide on Thursday (July 6), will not be offered in the European Union. Per a preview image of...

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Meta’s Twitter Rival Threads Could Launch Thursday
Meta’s Twitter Rival Threads Could Launch Thursday
July 04, 2023  |  Social Commerce

Meta’s text-based Twitter competitor has a name and an apparent launch date. “Say it more with Threads — Instagram’s text-based conversion app,” reads a listing...

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