After a truly impressive launch, Threads is apparently experiencing a decrease in multiple engagement metrics. Meta Threads engagement has dropped off since red-hot debut, tracking firms sayFacebook’s Twitter-killer, Threads, has seen drops in daily active users and time spent on app, according to SensorTower and SimilarWeb.Hayden FieldCNBC Fewer users would use the app, and for those who do, they would spend less time on the app. I have already read people drawing grand conclusions from t Read more…

📝 Edit (02 July 2023 at 19:15): The Verge claims that Meta has pulled Threads out of the Play Store and that the app is "nowhere to be found now". I'm still able to access the app page on my end, so it's unclear if, or most likely where, Threads is available or not. It was already well documented that Meta was working on a Twitter competitor. First known as Barcelona, the app is called Project 92 (or Project 92) internally. Earlier in June, leaked documents showed that the app will be called Read more…

Earlier today, I realized that I couldn't open tweets on my browser anymore - unless I was logged in. Considering how much effort Musk is putting into the enshittification of the platform, I wasn't really surprised. The Verge soon confirmed that Twitter has effectively become a fully walled garden: Twitter has started blocking unregistered usersElon Musk blamed “data pillage” and claims the move is temporary.The Verge From the point of view of a content creator, it means that all of your twee Read more…