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applegrove

(118,642 posts)
Fri Mar 10, 2023, 05:42 PM Mar 2023

Meta Looking Into Launching a New Twitter Rival: Report

Meta Looking Into Launching a New Twitter Rival: Report
BIG TECH BOMBSHELL

Dan Ladden-Hall
News Correspondent
Published Mar. 10, 2023 9:33AM ET

https://www.thedailybeast.com/meta-looking-into-launching-a-new-twitter-rival-report?via=newsletter&source=CSPMedition&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=230310-Cheat%20Sheet%20PM&utm_term=C%20List%20New%20Cheat%20Sheet%20PM

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Facebook owner Meta is exploring plans to set up a new social media platform in an effort to topple Twitter, according to a report. The app, which would aim to replace Elon Musk’s site as the world’s “digital town square,” will work on a decentralized structure like Mastodon—the social network that some users fed up with Musk’s antics have touted as an alternative to Twitter. “We’re exploring a standalone decentralized social network for sharing text updates,” a Meta spokesperson told Reuters. “We believe there’s an opportunity for a separate space where creators and public figures can share timely updates about their interests.” It’s not clear when Meta’s new app would come online.

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Meta Looking Into Launching a New Twitter Rival: Report (Original Post) applegrove Mar 2023 OP
Fucktwit Celerity Mar 2023 #1
Not that Fakebook is going to be any better... TheRealNorth Mar 2023 #2

TheRealNorth

(9,478 posts)
2. Not that Fakebook is going to be any better...
Fri Mar 10, 2023, 08:06 PM
Mar 2023

But I bet all those Twitter investors are really happy that they invested in a stable genius like Elon Musk.



I would get out while you still can.

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