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Meta’s Threads Is Lowest Social Media App by Number of US Users after Tumblr

Threads has lost nearly all of its initial momentum as the app is now struggling to attract new users and keep existing ones on the platform. Threads, the Twitter rival launched by Meta Platforms Inc, is going through its fair share of struggles as new users are no longer joining the platform. According to a Tuesday publication from Insider Intelligence, Threads is the only app above Tumblr on a ranking of the most popular social media services according to the number of users in the US....

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UK’s Online Safety Bill Passed to Ensure Safer Internet for Children 

The lawmakers explained that companies that fail to comply with the Online Safety Bill could face penalties of up to £18 million ($22.3 million) or 10% of their annual global turnover, providing a strong incentive for adherence to these safety standards. The UK’s Parliament has approved the long-awaited Online Safety Bill, marking a significant milestone in making the internet safer for everyone, especially children. The legislation, which has evolved significantly over the years, is set...

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Elon Musk Allegedly Has Big Financial Plans for X, aka Twitter

Elon Musk – the South African billionaire behind successful companies like Tesla and SpaceX – has some huge plans for Twitter, which he’s recently renamed “X.” He wants to make the social media platform the ultimate financial giant by allegedly building a crypto and stock trading platform within its walls. Elon Musk is Potentially Turning X into a Financial Powerhouse The news comes after documents were leaked suggesting Musk received financial data from anonymous...

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Elon Musk’s X Launches Account Verification through Government ID

X has also outlined its future plans to streamline the checkmark review process for users who verify their IDs. Elon Musk‘s X, formerly Twitter, has recently launched its new account verification system using government ID. This will allow users of its premium plans to prevent impersonation while giving them additional benefits such as “prioritized support”. X Account Verification The social network has joined forces with Israel-based Au10tix to implement identity verification solutions....

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X Rival Social Networking App Bluesky Now Has 1 Million Users

Although Bluesky crossed one million downloads a few months ago, not all users who downloaded the app had accounts as access is restricted. Social networking service Bluesky has now hit a million users. The app, which originally spun out of Twitter (now known as X), officially hit this milestone, according to a recent post. A strategy and operations personnel at Bluesky, Rose Wang made a post on X announcing the news. According to an image posted by Wang, Bluesky has 1,000,055 users....

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Elon Musk Secured $1B Loan from SpaceX amidst Twitter Acquisition

Regarding SpaceX, Musk holds the title of the largest shareholder, with an impressive 42 percent stake. Elon Musk, the visionary entrepreneur known for pushing the boundaries of space exploration and electric vehicles, has once again captured headlines for his audacious financial moves. A recent report from the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has revealed that Musk secured a substantial loan of $1 billion from SpaceX, around the same time he was finalizing the acquisition of Twitter Inc, which...

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Elon Musk Teases at Audio and Video Features of X

The launch of these new audio and video features on X comes after Musk confessed that there are no more great social media apps currently. Only a few weeks after Twitter’s former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Elon Musk renamed the social media platform to X, he has now announced the coming of new features to the app. Some of the expected features are audio and video calls but the specific date of their launch remains unknown to members of the public. According to Musk, these new features...

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X to Collect Users’ Biometric Data after Privacy Policy Update

While on the surface, this may seem like an attempt to provide value to users, it highlights the ongoing tension between personalized experiences and the ethical use of personal data. X, the social media networking giant, formerly known as Twitter, has revised its privacy policy to incorporate the collection and utilization of users’ biometric information. The New Biometric Data Policy With its roots as a microblogging site, X has evolved into a global communications platform that plays a...

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