Letter Organized By GLAAD And HRC Calls On Social Media CEOs To Take Action On Disinformation About Transgender Healthcare And Malicious Anti-LGBTQ Narratives

Threads is making a big change as it continues to grow exponentially as an alternative to Twitter. Instagram boss Adam Mosseri took to the micro-blogging platform to announce that they would be implementing rate limits to combat bots.

Miranda Lambert didn't appreciate some of her concertgoers' attempts to commemorate seeing her live. The 39-year-old country singer stopped her concert at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas over the weekend while she was in the middle of singing her 2016 song, «Tin Man.» Lambert pointed out two fans in the crowd, saying, «These girls are worried about their selfie and not listening to the song.

Twitter has started sharing advertising revenue with select users with large followings, with some of the initial $5 million in payouts going to far-right influencers.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Twitter was experiencing unexplained technical problems Wednesday, as key features of the Elon Musk-owned social network appeared to be not working correctly. Problem reports with Twitter began spiking around 10:30 a.m. ET on July 12, according to uptime-monitoring service Downdetector. In the U.S., user-reported errors for Twitter’s website and app shot up to more than 7,100 complaints by 10:36 a.m. ET. Of the user reports, 50% were related to the Twitter; 43% were related to the website; and 7% were problems associated with the server connection, according to Downdetector. One of the main problems users reported was the inability to see an account’s tweets from their profile page, at least on the desktop (web) version of the Twitter service. According to Twitter’s API status monitoring page, all systems were operational as of Wednesday morning.

Allen & Co.’s annual Sun Valley Conference is known for drawing an A-list roster of execs from across the media and tech realms, with a generous sprinkling of sports commissioners, politicos and other notables added to the mix.

Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino is throwing a little shade at Threads after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced his platform had crossed 100 million signups in less than a week.

had 30 million users on Thursday, a number which has tripled less than 2 days later and can be verified by the numerical badges displayed on user acounts; those numbers are assigned in the order someone joined, with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg being user #1.But Threads, just one of the many new apps to compete directly with Twitter, has a huge advantage over other would-be Twitter killers: An existing infrastructure that can handle demand.Currently Threads is essentially an offshoot of Instagram. Indeed, the only way to sign up at the moment is download the app and sign in with your Instagram login.

On Thursday, a lawyer for Elon Musk’s Twitter accused Meta of leveraging “trade secrets” to launch its Twitter competitor, Threads, which garnered more than 30 million sign ups in its first 24 hours of operation. Musk’s threats, however, did nothing to slow adoption of the new platform. In fact, user takeup increased.

Elon Musk is threatening to sue Mark Zuckerberg‘s Meta over the launch of the company’s new social media platform Threads.

Things are getting feisty on social media!

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor The battle between Elon Musk’s Twitter and Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta over the launch of Instagram’s Twitter rival Threads has taken a legal turn. On Wednesday, Meta’s Instagram debuted Threads, a text-focused social app designed to piggyback off Instagram’s infrastructure and user base. The app had more than 30 million sign-ups as of Thursday morning, according to Zuckerberg. In a July 5 cease-and-desist letter addressed to Meta CEO Zuckerberg, a lawyer representing Twitter said that Musk’s company had “serious concerns” that Meta “has engaged in systematic, willful and unlawful misappropriation of Twitter’s trade secrets and other intellectual property.” The letter said that “Twitter intends to strictly enforce its intellectual property rights, and demands that Meta take immediate steps to stop using any Twitter trade secrets or other highly confidential information.”

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Should you ditch Twitter in favor of Instagram’s Threads — which looks quite a lot like a clone of Twitter? Meta launched Threads, a “conversational” text-centric app tied to Instagram, on Wednesday, a day earlier than expected. The internet giant sees an opportunity to take on Twitter, controlled by tech mogul Elon Musk, which has been beset by various technical and business issues since he acquired the company. “I think there should be a public conversations app with 1 billion+ people on it,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote in a Threads post. “Twitter has had the opportunity to do this but hasn’t nailed it. Hopefully we will.”

The Witcher season three has been criticised on social media for being “incredibly awkward” and “cringe”.The first five episodes the new season of Netflix’s fantasy series came out last week, the last time viewers will see Henry Cavill in the role of Geralt Of Rivia, before Liam Hemsworth replaces him in the fourth and fifth seasons.However, to reassure fans about season three, Netflix projected a huge message onto various UK landmarks about Cavill’s role for the time being.Just in case you need a reminder. pic.twitter.com/bvV0hYjymU— The Witcher (@witchernetflix) July 3, 2023“Yes.

popular YouTuber, whose legal name is Jimmy Donaldson, shared an impressive transformation snap to Twitter on Thursday, adding to the list of tycoons getting shredded for summer.“Woke up and realized I was obese so I started lifting and walking 12,500 steps a day,” he tweeted, along with the side-by-side shirtless photos, eliciting more than 640,000 likes. “Still got a long way to being yoked but I’m happy with my progress so far,” Donaldson, 25, added.The YouTuber’s latest tweet is the most recent update on his yearlong fitness journey, which he previously divulged this month.“I’ve been lifting religiously for 10 months (with trainer, 12k steps a day, good sleep, good diet) and I’ve gone from obese to just lean.

Could Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg face off at Italy’s most iconic landmark?

the Minister of Culture has reportedly reached out to Twitter and Tesla head Elon Musk and Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg to coordinate a fight at the historic Colosseum in Rome, Italy.The Post has reached out to the Italian Minister of Culture for confirmation.In response, Musk, 52, entertained the idea by tweeting, “Some chance fight happens in Colosseum.” Both tech moguls have been training with Lex Fridman, an Artificial Intelligence researcher who hosts the Lex Fridman Podcast, a podcast and YouTube series. He also practices Brazilian jiu-jitsu and holds a first-degree black belt.After Musk tweeted earlier this month that he would be “up for a cage fight” with Zuckerberg, the Meta CEO shot back by posting a screenshot of Musk’s tweet with the caption “send me location.”Zuckerberg’s team reportedly passed on the message to Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White, whose people contacted the Italian Minister.Italian government officials reportedly offered up the 2,000-year-old venue as a battleground for the historic cage fight.

Meghan Markle couldn't land Taylor Swift as a guest on her podcast. Amid drama surrounding Meghan and her husband, Prince Harry's, media deals,  published a new report with bombshell claims about the Sussexes.In the article, the outlet says that Meghan wrote Taylor a personal letter asking her to appear on , the podcast the Duchess of Sussex hosted about the stereotypes that hold women back.

Prince Harry reportedly had multiple podcast ideas during his and Meghan Markle’s partnership with Spotify, however, none of them ever materialized.

Prince Harry loves to stir the pot — and we’re not just talking about all the royal family drama he’s incited! Apparently, he had a wild idea for a podcast that would’ve been bound to create controversy!

Prince Harry's reps have rubbished reports he wanted to interview infamous public figures including Putin and Trump about their “upbringing and childhood trauma”. According to Bloomberg, Harry had spoken to “multiple producers and production houses” to discuss the possible idea and, although he listened to other people’s ideas, he mostly “stuck by his own”.The report came days after Harry and Meghan’s £15 million Spotify podcast deal was scrapped.