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Twitter traffic is 'tanking' as Meta's Threads hits 100 million users (www.cnbc.com)
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Meta's new text-based social app Threads has quickly gained 100 million users since launching last week, which appears to be negatively impacting traffic on Twitter. According to web analytics, Twitter traffic declined 5-11% over the first two days Threads was available compared to the previous week. Threads was able to grow rapidly by allowing users to sign up with their existing Instagram accounts and bring over some of their followers. However, Threads has not yet launched in Europe due to regulatory issues. The fast growth of Threads may solidify its position as a real competitor to Twitter, which has over 238 million daily active users.

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[–] GuyDudeman@beehaw.org 104 points 1 year ago (30 children)

This is a moment when I'd love to use the "you love to see it" meme comment, but it's more like... "People are fleeing the burning building, and running across the street to an identical building that is infested with rats and cockroaches!"

[–] sammydee@readit.buzz 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

While ranking the misdeeds of billionaires is a tricky business, given the choice I'd say Zuck is slightly better than Musk at the moment. :)

[–] svarozic@midwest.social 14 points 1 year ago

No need to limit yourself to those two awful options when good alternatives exist which aren't run by either of them.

[–] snowbell@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Hard disagree there. Facebook contributed to literal genocide. Elon is just an asshole.

[–] Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah well. Children are dying every day in cobalt mines because we need minerals for EV batteries

[–] snowbell@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, but unlike Elon's claim, he did not actually invent the electric car. He wasn't even the founder of Tesla. It was going to happen with or without him.

[–] Banzai51@midwest.social 5 points 1 year ago

The guy that sold Bannon the user data he wanted under the table?

[–] DJDarren@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

Could I play it safe and fire them both into the sun?

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