It is like the 2020 election. Two utterly horrible options. I will pass on both.
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Meta's Twitter Alternative 'Threads' Now Available
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Hope you 2 don't use Amazon.
Threads (14 pieces of data linked to you) vs Amazon (13 pieces of data linked to you)
Totally untrue, nobody said anything until Facebook bought Instagram, and now everyone who won't touch Facebook or Whatsapp won't touch Instagram. I won't have anything to do with them.
Yes, I don't use Amazon for anything except shopping.
Human is terrible at proactively doing things and/or planning for long term. Insta-gratification only makes the matter worse.
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Not to mention Apple will furiously defend their user data from being monetised By rival companies.
Makes perfect sense to me. It's to prevent people from claiming the user name of an Instagram user that has a large number of followers or a user name (handle) that's desirable and can be sold.
This 23-year-old has made $120,000 buying and selling Instagram accounts
It’s his full-time job, and he’s flipped more than 1,000 pages.
www.marketwatch.com
Instagram removes hundreds of accounts tied to username hacking
Facebook Inc on Thursday took down hundreds of Instagram accounts that were hacked and sold for their high-value usernames, including the accounts of people behind this activity.
www.reuters.com
I’ll add that I really, really prefer for Zuckerberg to demolish Elon in a cage match.
Well then, Amazon will know exactly what you want to buy and sell that info to advertisers to push more ads to you assuming what you might be interested in.
The scary part is I believe nowadays it is virtually impossible to be completely absent online throughout lifetime. You can be profiled regardless of what you do.
Just read any of their totally unhinged articles re: Twitter from the last few days/weeks/months.
Making a big deal out of inconsequential changes is what biased people do.
But maybe, just maybe people dislike Elon because he’s an *******. It’s as if he goes out of his way to be an ******* too.
Did you forget this is part of the Meta (formerly Facebook) family? I would gladly give an opportunity to a Twitter alternative, but no Meta app is going into my smartphone.
While I left Twitter after they axed third party apps in January, I’m gonna give Threads a try.
I don't. I ask my mom to order stuff to send to me and I pay her back lol. I wouldn't use it enough to justify prime anyway.
Same thought. I don't use social media apps on any of my devices. If they don't offer a "web" version, it is a non-starter for me.
To evaluate it, I had to sign up with insta first. I’d avoided that app since meta bought it.
Tip: don’t give your phone number during sign up, give a unique hide my email instead. Use a bogus name and birthdate. Don’t give access to contacts etc.
Tip: don’t give your phone number during sign up, give a unique hide my email instead. Use a bogus name and birthdate. Don’t give access to contacts etc.
Instagram's Twitter Alternative 'Threads' Launch Halted in Europe Over Privacy Concerns
Meta's Instagram Threads, poised as the next Twitter rival, hits a roadblock in Europe over privacy concerns.
thehackernews.com
Threads... it's like Instagram but your text goes before the photo...
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