social networks
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Zuck Just Entered The Fediverse: Here’s What That Means
Mark Zuckerberg made his first post in the “fediverse” on Thursday. If you have no idea what the hell that means, join the club. The fediverse is a relatively new concept for social networking, and Threads became the largest member of it this week. Millions of Threads users will soon be able to opt in…
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Snapchat Adds Linktree-in-Bio Feature
In the wake of Instagram effectively killing its reliance on Linktree, the social media landing page service has found a new titan to partner with. Snap and Linktree are partnering to bring the service to Snapchat profiles. As TechCrunch reports, Snap announced the rollout of the integration today, and in the past, the platform has…
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Texans Can Again Sue Social Media Companies if Their Account Gets Banned
Rootin’ tootin’ Texas Republicans want to shoot off whatever comes to mind on social media, whether or not they violate the platforms’ user agreements. On Wednesday, conservatives gained a victory in the ongoing duel with social media companies, letting them sue platforms that block their accounts.
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Europe Starts Its Own Social Networks
If you’re among the throng of Twitter-die hards that are more than a bit bummed about a certain South African billionaire’s plans to buy out the social network, you might have flocked to its open-source alternative, Mastodon. As it turns out, the European Union is right there with you; the European Data Protection Supervisor (or…