Jul 06 Watch 5:10 Meta launches Twitter competitor Threads as Zuckerberg and Musk rivalry intensifies By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris, Dorothy Hastings Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has launched its new app that’s expected to compete with Twitter, which has faced backlash under Elon Musk’s ownership. The text-based app known as Threads looks nearly identical to Twitter and has seen more than 30 million… Continue watching
Jul 06 Twitter threatens legal action against Meta over new rival app Threads By Associated Press Twitter has threatened legal action against Meta over its new, text-based app called Threads, according to a letter obtained by Semafor. Continue reading
Jul 06 Facebook parent company Meta launches Threads app as rival to Twitter By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Threads is billed as a text-based version of Meta's photo-sharing app Instagram. Continue reading
Jul 04 Meta unveils Threads, new app to challenge Twitter By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Meta is poised to launch a new app that appears to mimic Twitter, marking a direct challenge to the social media platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk. Continue reading
Jul 01 Twitter users get locked out after Elon Musk imposes daily limits on reading tweets By Associated Press Thousands of people logged complaints about problems accessing Twitter on Saturday after owner Elon Musk limited most users to viewing 600 tweets a day — restrictions he described as an attempt to prevent unauthorized scraping of potentially valuable data from… Continue reading
Jun 15 Twitter ranks lowest in LGBTQ safety among major social media platforms, GLADD says By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press In its annual Social Media Safety Index, GLAAD gave Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Twitter low or failing scores, saying the platforms don’t do enough to keep their users safe. Continue reading
Jun 13 Fox News warns former star Tucker Carlson to stop Twitter video series, Axios reports By Associated Press Fox News sent Tucker Carlson a "cease-and-desist" letter over his new Twitter series, Axios reported Monday, amid reports of a contract battle between the conservative network and its former prime-time host. Continue reading
Jun 03 Twitter’s head of trust and safety resigns after criticism from Elon Musk By Associated Press A top Twitter executive responsible for safety and content moderation has left the company, her departure coming soon after owner Elon Musk publicly complained about the platform’s handling of posts about transgender topics. Continue reading
May 25 Elon Musk’s event with Ron DeSantis reveals more Twitter pitfalls By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press In the world of traditional media and politics, a glitchy half-hour delay and an audience in the hundreds of thousands rather than millions, Wednesday's Twitter Spaces event might look like a failure. Continue reading
May 25 DeSantis’ presidential campaign announcement plagued by glitches on Twitter By Steve Peoples, Adriana Gomez Licon, Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press The audio stream crashed repeatedly, making it virtually impossible for most users to hear the new presidential candidate in real time. Continue reading