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Threads by Instagram surpass 100 million sign-ups in 5 days
By Vishnu Sarangapurkar published
Meta's Instagram launched a rival to Twitter dubbed Threads last Wednesday, which brought 30 million sign-ups overnight.
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Threads accounts are impossible to delete without erasing your Instagram presence
By Jay Bonggolto published
Locked-in Meta currently does not allow Threads users to delete their profiles unless they also remove their Instagram accounts.
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Instagram's new Threads social network is live and growing fast
By Nicholas Sutrich published
Thready to go Twitter has some big new competition from Instagram in a new app called Threads, and it's already got tens of millions of users.
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Instagram's new Threads app gets listed indicating the launch is imminent
By Vishnu Sarangapurkar published
We have been witnessing a lot of text-based apps pop up after Elon Musk bought Twitter. The primary ones included BlueSky and Mastodon. Meta's Threads app will be joining the list soon.
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Instagram previews its upcoming Twitter competitor
By Jay Bonggolto published
Coming soon A leaked screenshot of Instagram’s Twitter competitor has appeared online, giving us a good view of what it looks like.
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Instagram reportedly testing an AI chatbot with 30 personalities to choose from
By Vishnu Sarangapurkar published
After Snapchat recently added its version of AI chatbot dubbed My AI, Instagram might be on its way to launching something similar.
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It wasn't just you; Instagram was down on Sunday for a couple of hours
By Vishnu Sarangapurkar published
Meta-owned social media app just went for a break on Sunday evening for many users across regions.
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Instagram comment section now plays nice with GIFs worldwide
By Jay Bonggolto published
Instagram now supports GIF comments on posts and Reels for all users across the world.
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