Page 5 - Substack Notes News Today

Linda Yaccarino, Twitter’s new CEO, denies that Instagram Threads’ July 5 launch is hurting Twitter traffic. However, Meta’s 100 million-plus user rival appears to worry the company. On Monday, users reported that Twitter appears to be selectively blocking links to Threads.net’s website in Twitter searches, making it harder to find Threads conversations and profiles. After …

Elon Musk's Twitter has reportedly begun blocking links to its new competitor, Threads, following reports of a significant decline in Twitter's web traffic after the launch of Mark Zuckerberg's Twitter clone on July 5.

Twitter blocks links to Threads as traffic drops. From PR Week

There’s a paradox at the heart of Facebook, Twitter, Reddit and other companies that rely on user-generated content — and it’s leading to their downfall.

July 7, 2023 -

Another day, another Twitter clone vying for users disaffected by Elon Musk’s crumbling app. How are media stars who’ve built massive followings on Twitter handling the transition?

If you think “tweet” can only refer to Twitter, you’re wrong. Heck, Twitter didn’t even come up with the word!

With Twitter in a state of flux, other social media apps have emerged. Here are the best and worst Twitter alternatives, from Meta’s Threads to Bluesky to Mastodon.

Instagram Threads are here, and they’re the latest version of a new trend of social media platforms refusing to call their microblog posts tweets.

Do we finally have our Twitter killer?