Threads

[George K]

Seen on the webz. Not that there's any real new info that hasn't been posted before, but I found the last sentence interesting and probably accurate.

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Here's some of what the Threads app on iOS hands over to Meta when you click that Yeah, whatever button:

• Purchases (Purchase History)
• Financial Info (Other Financial Info)
• Location (Precise Location, Coarse Location)
• Contact Info (Physical Address, Email Address, Name,
• Phone Number, Other User Contact Info)
• User Content (Emails or Text Messages, Photos or Videos
• Audio Data, Gameplay Content, Customer Support, Other User Content)
• Search History
• Browsing History
• Health & Fitness (Health, Fitness)

Uh, no. No, I will not be creating a Threads account.

The Twitter app on iOS is better, but still terrible. Don't use official apps if you can possibly avoid it. There is a reason companies push you to use the official app, and it is not because it's better for you.

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[George K]

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now 7-d&geo=US&q=threads,twitter&hl=en

[Aqua Letifer]

@George-K said in Threads:

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now 7-d&geo=US&q=threads,twitter&hl=en

So? One's a fucking cesspool.

[LuFins Dad]

My issue with Threads is that it’s completely app based, and the number of permissions that it wants. I’m tempted to get another device for a work account that will be strictly used just for work based social media.

[George K]

@LuFins-Dad said in Threads:

I’m tempted to get another device for a work account that will be strictly used just for work based social media.

A good idea, actually.

[George K]

Meta Blocks Access to its Threads App to EU Users with VPNs

Threads, Meta’s Twitter clone launched to great fanfare last week, crossing 100 million users in just five days. And this happened without Threads officially launching in the EU due to privacy concerns.

Until now, EU users have been able to various use workarounds to get the Threads app on iOS and Android and sign up. For Android users, the APK file to install the Threads app is quite easy to find, while iOS users can create a US-based App Store account to download the app.

Something happened earlier today, though. Threads users in the EU started to notice that the app was no longer working as usual, even when using a VPN. And Meta has now confirmed to TechCrunch that it has taken new measures to block Threads in the EU.

“Threads is not currently available in most countries in Europe and we’ve taken additional steps to prevent people based there from accessing it at this time. Europe continues to be an incredibly important market for Meta and we hope to make Threads available here in the future,” Meta said in a statement.

As of this writing, it appears that EU users can still access their Threads newsfeed. However, users are seeing a “post failed to upload” message when they try to create a new thread. Moreover, checking messages on any profile displays a “content not available message.”

Despite some genuine enthusiasm during its launch week, it appears that Threads is already losing some steam in its second week. According to data from Sensor Tower (via CNBC), Threads saw its number of daily users go down 20% since Saturday, and user time spent on the platform is also down 50%.

[Aqua Letifer]

Old news. Either they fixed this or workarounds are easy.

Despite some genuine enthusiasm during its launch week, it appears that Threads is already losing some steam in its second week. According to data from Sensor Tower (via CNBC), Threads saw its number of daily users go down 20% since Saturday, and user time spent on the platform is also down 50%.

100 million in less than a week.

This is exactly like the Snowden bullshit. Everyone's so busy condemning the thing they don't like, they don't even know what the thing they don't like actually implies.

[Horace]

@Aqua-Letifer What does the thing they don't like actually imply?

[Mik]

I don't know anything about it really. I'll wait to see where it goes. Really don't use Twitter or Instagram either.

[Jolly]

Yep. Or Facebook.

[Aqua Letifer]

@Horace said in Threads:

@Aqua-Letifer What does the thing they don't like actually imply?

Social media's changing again. Explicit platforms might be going away.

[George K]

[Aqua Letifer]

Let's see what happens with their next platform.

[Doctor Phibes]

I’m a bit of a dinosaur admittedly but pretty much the only place I’ve seen any discussion of Threads is here. Not a good sign

[Aqua Letifer]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Threads:

I’m a bit of a dinosaur admittedly but pretty much the only place I’ve seen any discussion of Threads is here. Not a good sign

You all are getting your information not by being on the platform, but by reading about it online. Which, c'mon man.

In general terms, it's interesting to me they're trying to integrate platforms, which I don't think is going away anytime soon. It's a total guess of mine, but I think we're going to see more attempts at that. It's beneficial both to users and in the social media companies who harvest user data. Especially interesting is how Threads is influencing Instagram and vice versa. There's a lot of back and forth.

In specific terms, I see more activity on the platform every day. My experience is completely contrary to these articles, but there are specific reasons for that and I think my experience is very much an outlier. I have no doubt there was a lot of initial interest that's starting to wane.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Aqua-Letifer said in Threads:

@Doctor-Phibes said in Threads:

I’m a bit of a dinosaur admittedly but pretty much the only place I’ve seen any discussion of Threads is here. Not a good sign

You all are getting your information not by being on the platform, but by reading about it online. Which, c'mon man.

Sorry, I’m too busy fighting the Russians to spend much time on Threads

[Aqua Letifer]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Threads:

@Aqua-Letifer said in Threads:

@Doctor-Phibes said in Threads:

I’m a bit of a dinosaur admittedly but pretty much the only place I’ve seen any discussion of Threads is here. Not a good sign

You all are getting your information not by being on the platform, but by reading about it online. Which, c'mon man.

Sorry, I’m too busy fighting the Russians to spend much time on Threads

That's one of the reasons I go on Threads—to take a break from information related to total global decline.

[Mik]

@Aqua-Letifer said in Threads:

@Doctor-Phibes said in Threads:

I’m a bit of a dinosaur admittedly but pretty much the only place I’ve seen any discussion of Threads is here. Not a good sign

You all are getting your information not by being on the platform, but by reading about it online. Which, c'mon man.

In general terms, it's interesting to me they're trying to integrate platforms, which I don't think is going away anytime soon. It's a total guess of mine, but I think we're going to see more attempts at that. It's beneficial both to users and in the social media companies who harvest user data. Especially interesting is how Threads is influencing Instagram and vice versa. There's a lot of back and forth.

In specific terms, I see more activity on the platform every day. My experience is completely contrary to these articles, but there are specific reasons for that and I think my experience is very much an outlier. I have no doubt there was a lot of initial interest that's starting to wane.

Rome was not built in a day. I think we'll see increasing interest from those who value what it offers.

[George K]

Well, this seals it...