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TMS Ep472: Data Protection Bill, Threads, markets, rupee global currency

What does the Data Protection Bill imply for privacy? Can Threads pose a real threat to Twitter? How will India Inc fare in Q1FY24? What is internationalisation of the rupee? All answers here

Can you delete Threads account without getting rid of Instagram? Check here

Threads uses an Instagram account to access the app, even though they remain two separate applications

A day after Instagram Threads launch, Jack Dorsey calls it 'Twitter clone'

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey also raised concerns about the permissions and data access required by Meta's new app, Threads

Twitter accuses Threads of using its trade secrets, threatens legal action

Twitter has threatened legal action against Meta over its new, text-based app called Threads, according to a letter obtained by Semafor. In a Wednesday letter addressed to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Alex Spiro, an attorney representing Twitter, accused Meta of unlawfully using Twitter's trade secrets and other intellectual property by hiring former Twitter employees to create a "copycat" app. Since launching Threads Wednesday night, Meta's new app has collected tens of millions of sign ups. The app, which was created by the company's Instagram team, arrives at a time when many are looking for Twitter alternatives to escape Elon Musk's raucous oversight of the platform since acquiring it last year for USD 44 billion. Meta spokesperson Andy Stone responded to the report of Spiro's letter on Threads Thursday afternoon, writing, "no one on the Threads engineering team is a former Twitter employee that's just not a thing". In the letter, which Semafor first reported on Thursday, Spiro s

Instagram Threads: Meta's Twitter rival sees 10 million downloads in 7 hrs

Those quick to join the new Meta platform included celebrities such as Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Lopez

Threads: 30 million join Meta's Twitter rival, says Mark Zuckerberg

Text-based app seeks to rival Twitter, will be an extension of Instagram

Before cage match, Zuckerberg’s Twitter rival Threads to enter the ring

Mark Zuckerberg posts first tweet in 11 years in Threads jibe at Musk

Meta's Instagram officially unveiled Threads, considered most potent threat yet to struggling social media service Musk owns. Hours later, Zuckerberg tweeted photo of identical Spider-Men facing off

Instagram Threads: Everything you need to know about Meta's Twitter rival

At a time when Twitter is undergoing big changes under Elon Musk, Meta launched Threads in 100 countries on Thursday as Twitter rival. Here is all you need to know about the app

Instagram unveils Threads app, a serious threat to Elon Musk's Twitter

The app will let users port over their existing follower lists and account names from Instagram, Meta's photo and video-sharing app that counts major creators among its more than 2 bn users

Meta introduces new parental controls: Everything you need to know

Meta's Family Centre offers parents more control and transparency as well as resources regarding digital well-being for their teenagers who are on Facebook Messenger and Instagram

'Many B2C brands have shifted their focus to influencer marketing'

The authenticity of influencer marketing is in that it is driven by the users themselves, not dictated by brands: Ramya Ramachandran, founder, Whoppl.

Instagram to launch text-based conversation app Threads to take on Twitter

A user has to have an Instagram account to sign up for Threads, where the Instagram username will be used on the Threads app

Twitter rival Threads hasn't appeared in EU app stores ahead of launch

App stores in some European Union countries, including Germany and Belgium, weren't displaying Threads as of late Tuesday

Instagram's Twitter-rival Threads app launching on July 6, details inside

On July 6, Meta's Instagram will introduce 'Threads', a new app aiming to compete with Elon Musk's Twitter. Users will be able to log in using their Instagram accounts

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Before cage match, Zuckerberg's Twitter rival Threads to enter the ring

With the launch, Meta is seeking to take advantage Twitter's problems since the social media service was taken over last year by Elon Musk

Facebook action on quarter of individual grievances, Insta on 40% in May

Social media giant Meta's Facebook took action against only around 27 per cent of complaints it received from users and Instagram against less than half of total grievances raised by users in May 2023, according to the company's latest India Monthly Report. Individual grievances on Facebook more than doubled to 16,995 and jumped over 68 per cent on Instagram in May compared to April data. As per the category-wise information disclosed by Meta, Facebook "actioned on" less than one-tenth grievances of users where they claimed that the content is showing them in partial nudity or in a sexual act. In the case of Instagram, the platform acted on half of the total users' reports it received for violation of its policy on "content showing me in nudity/partial nudity or in a sexual act". Meta transparency report shows the other categories of report, on which Facebook action rate was less than a quarter of percentage, included grievances raised by users for "bullying or harassment" (less th

I-T dept issues notices to 15 social media influencers over low tax payment

The social media influencers came under the radar of the I-T department after posting their travel to exotic locations and luxury shopping on social media platforms

Meta launches parental supervision tools to tackle impact on mental health

Instagram and Facebook's parent company Meta is adding some new parental supervision tools and privacy features to its platforms as social media companies face increasing scrutiny over their effects on teen mental health. But many of the features require minors and their parents to opt in, raising questions about how effective the measures are. Instagram, for instance, will now send a notice to teens after they have blocked someone, encouraging them to let their parents supervise their account. The idea is to grab kids' attention when they might be more open to parental guidance. If a teen opts in, the system will let parents set time limits, see who their kid follows or is followed by, and allows them to track how much time the minor spends on Instagram. It does not let parents see message content. Instagram launched parental supervision tools last year to help families navigate the platform and find resources and guidance. A sticking point in the process is that kids need to si