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    #445: Many People Are Saying This

    July 6th, 2023 · 60 minutes

    Meta has launched its major Twitter competitor, Threads, and there’s a LOT to talk about – from privacy issues, to onboarding, to BRANDS!! How will it fare in the Twitterclone-verse, much less… the fediverse?

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    Links and Show Notes

    Instagram’s Threads app is available now for iPhone and Android - The Verge
    Meta unspools Threads - The Verge
    Instagram Threads: why Meta is competing with Twitter - The Verge
    Instagram Threads app has 30M users, Zuckerberg says of Twitter rival - The Washington Post
    Threads: The Motherboard Review
    What to know about Threads - Mastodon Blog
    Twitter competitor Threads won't let you delete your account unless you also delete Instagram | Mashable
    Elon Musk puts a reading paywall on Twitter - The Verge
    Twitter silently removes login requirement for viewing tweets | TechCrunch
    Twitter limits the number of tweets users can read amid extended outage | TechCrunch