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Threads: Meta Sets Out Planned New Features

Threads: Meta Sets Out Planned New Features

Threads is looking into adding an alternative home feed, of only posts, in chronological order, from the people each individual user follows, according to Instagram boss Adam Mosseri. It currently shows a mix of recommended content and posts from those followed. Threads was billed as an “initial version” at launch and the company has signalled more features are to come. But a planned system to make Threads compatible with some other apps, such as Mastodon, has met with resistance. Instagram, which is owned by Meta, built the Threads app. Mr Mosseri posted the alternative home feed for Threads was “on the list”…
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Twitter Threatens Legal Action Over Threads App

Twitter Threatens Legal Action Over Threads App

Twitter is considering legal action against Meta over its fast-growing rival app Threads. Threads, which was launched to millions on Wednesday, is similar to Twitter and has been pitched by Meta bosses as a “friendly” alternative. Twitter’s Elon Musk said “competition is fine, cheating is not” – but Meta denied claims in a legal letter that ex-Twitter staff helped create Threads. More than 30 million people have signed up for the new app, according to Meta. That is less than a tenth of the estimated 350 million users on Twitter, according to Statista. According to an SEC filing from 2013,…
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