There are some interesting things happening in the social media industry right now – not all of them good.
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Meta Platforms issued its first dividend days ahead of flagship social network Facebook’s 20th anniversary.
Meta Platforms is offering users in Europe a subscription plan to use Facebook and Instagram without ads.
Meta could make users in the EU shell out as much as €10 for ad-free versions of Instagram or Facebook.
Meta Platforms plans to launch a web version of its X rival Threads within days, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Meta Platforms executives are focused heavily on boosting retention on their new Twitter rival, Threads.
Meta’s Threads is adding four new features, including a much-requested chronological timeline. A web version is coming, too.
Meta Platforms’ “Twitter killer” Threads got off to a rollicking start, but now engagement appears to be plunging.
There is essentially zero chance that Twitter, as it exists now, could be reconstituted on another platform.
Meta Platforms’ Twitter rival Threads crossed 100 million sign-ups within five days of launch.