adam mosseri
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Zuckerberg Swiped Elon’s Big Swiping Idea
Mark Zuckerberg began testing a horizontal swiping feature on Wednesday for his pet project, Threads, the app whose main purpose seems to be trolling Elon Musk. The feature appears to be something Musk tweeted about two weeks ago, noting that he’s wanted to add it to X for the last year. “Swipe right to reply,…
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Meta and X Are Destroying Their Apps With Paid Verification
On Monday, Instagram announced it’s testing a feed that only shows posts from verified accounts. This new way for “businesses and creators to get discovered” is part of a broader push across the social media industry, where the apps are rolling out the blue-checked carpet to encourage people to pay for a boost in the…
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Threads Will Not Amplify News on The Platform, Says Instagram’s Mosseri
Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri said Wednesday that Threads will not amplify news on the platform. Users are flocking to Threads for up-to-date information about the Israel-Hamas conflict, the Ukraine war, and the 2024 election, but the platform will not be making the content any easier to find. “We’re not anti-news,” said Mosseri in a…
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The Threads Web App Is Now Live
After rumours of an incoming web version of Meta’s struggling Twitter-clone Threads, the web app for the social media platform is now live. Beginning this morning at 9 a.m. Eastern, Threads users will be able to post, view their feed, and interact with Threads all from the comfort of their desktop. The release comes after…