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Meta just showed off Threads' fediverse integration for the very first time

Threads' fediverse plans are coming together.
The Verge 12:01 am on Mar. 20, 2024

EU signals doubts over legality of Meta's privacy fee TechCrunch

The European Union has given its strongest signal yet that a controversial tactic rolled out by Meta last November to extract consent to tracking from The European Union has given its strongest signal yet that a controversial ...
TechCrunch 8:02 pm on Mar. 20, 2024

Threads' fediverse beta opens to share your posts on Mastodon, too

Threads' fediverse beta is here.
The Verge 8:02 pm on Mar. 21, 2024

Threads is adding live scores for sports games, starting with the NBA TechCrunch

Threads has started testing live scores for NBA games, and the platform plans to add support for additional leagues in the future.
TechCrunch 6:01 pm on Mar. 22, 2024

Users shocked to find Instagram limits political content by default

Instagram never directly told users it was limiting political content by default.
Ars Technica 12:01 am on Mar. 23, 2024

Maryland Passes 2 Major Privacy Bills, Despite Tech Industry Pushback

One bill would require apps like Instagram and TikTok to prioritize young people's safety, and the other would restrict the collection of consumer data.
New York Times 2:19 pm on April 8, 2024

Why choose async/await over threads"

A common refrain is that threads can do everything that async/await can, but simpler. So why would anyone choose async/await"
Hacker News 12:47 am on April 9, 2024

Woz calls out US lawmakers for TikTok ban hypocrisy

Go look at Facebook and Google, says Mac man
The Register 12:52 am on April 9, 2024

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber on breaking free from Twitter and competing with Threads and Mastodon

Bluesky started inside Twitter. Now, it's competing with X, Mastodon, and Threads to push a decentralized vision for social networking.
The Verge 12:51 am on April 9, 2024

How to turn off Instagram's political content filter TechCrunch

It's election season in the U.S., and Instagram has changed the way that it recommends political content. On both Instagram and the newer X competitor
TechCrunch 12:51 am on April 9, 2024

Facebook snooped on users' Snapchat traffic in secret project, documents reveal TechCrunch

A secret program called "Project Ghostbusters" saw Facebook devise a way to intercept and decrypt the encrypted network traffic of Snapchat users to study their behavior.
TechCrunch 12:50 am on April 9, 2024

Facebook Allegedly Killed Its Own Streaming Service to Help Sell Netflix Ads

Facebook "Watch" looked like a Netflix killer in 2017, but antitrust prosecutors made the case it was shut down to protect advertising deals.
Gizmodo 12:51 am on April 9, 2024

Ashley Tisdale, husband Christopher French expecting baby No. 2

She shared the joyful news via Instagram with snaps that showed her growing baby bump.
Silicon Valley 12:51 am on April 9, 2024

Facebook let Netflix see user DMs, quit streaming to keep Netflix happy: Lawsuit

Facebook Watch, Netflix were allegedly bigger competitors than they let on.
Hacker News 12:02 am on Mar. 29, 2024

Google Defends Statements On Its Search Quality & Forum Results

Recently, we covered some of Google's rationale for ranking forums like Reddit and Quora so well in the Discussion and Forums box for many queries. Just a few days ago, we covered how I was sad to see Google ranking some ...
Search Engine Roundtable 7:09 pm on April 15, 2024

Instagram is working on a feature to get friends to share even more Reels with each other

Instagram is working on a feature to get friends to share even more Reels with each other
Phone Arena 9:00 pm on Mar. 31, 2024

Instagram Stories: 6 tips to boost engagement

Instagram shared a list of tips to boost the engagement of your Stories, which may be worth integrating into your creative process.
Search Engine Land 2:55 pm on April 2, 2024

Yahoo acquires Artifact, the AI driven news app made by Instagram co founders

Yahoo has acquired Artifact, the news aggregating app that was created by Instagram co founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Kreiger. Artifact was known for its AI driven personalized news feed.
Neowin.net 8:24 pm on April 2, 2024

Meta (again) denies that Netflix read users' private Facebook messages TechCrunch

The document alleges that Facebook even cut spending on original programming for its Facebook Watch video service so as not to compete with Netflix, a large Facebook advertiser.
TechCrunch 8:24 pm on April 2, 2024

President Biden is now posting into the fediverse

Biden's Threads posts can show up in Mastodon clients.
The Verge 2:26 am on April 3, 2024

AI chatbots 82% more likely to win a debate than a human

Next time you get in a Facebook argument, just let ChatGPT handle it
The Register 11:52 am on April 3, 2024

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.
New York Post 2:04 pm on April 20, 2024

LeBron James Spotted With Unreleased Beats Pill Speaker

Ahead of tonight's NBA playoff game, the Los Angeles Lakers posted an Instagram reel showing superstar LeBron James arriving at Ball Arena in...
MacRumors 8:57 pm on April 21, 2024

Google On Why It Shows Reddit & Forum Threads In Search So Often

Google's Search Liaison, Danny Sullivan, explained that while SEOs hate to see Reddit and other forum threads show up so often in the Google Search results, searchers like seeing them. In fact, he said that searchers seek ...
Search Engine Roundtable 5:08 pm on April 5, 2024

Google On Why It Shows Reddit & Forum Threads In Search So Often

Meta explains why the NYC/NJ earthquake didn't trend earlier in the day TechCrunch

Despite its similarities, Instagram Threads is no X. That's not to say people weren't discussing the earthquake on Threads many were.
TechCrunch 4:06 am on April 6, 2024