Maybe Facebook's Ruthless Ascent Didn't Make the World More Depressed, Study Says

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New academic research analyzing Facebook’s adoption across 72 different countries is trying to challenge the common claim that social media is to blame for negative mental health outcomes. Researchers at the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) said they found “no evidence” that increased Facebook penetration worldwide…

Threads doesn't seem to be catching on — and X is losing some once-loyal users. Gen Zers share what they think is missing.

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Gen Z is online all the time, but they're getting more selective about which apps they use to share their content.

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You Can Now See Your Likes on Instagram Threads, Just Like on Twitter

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Meta is adding more features to Instagram Threads. Users will now be able to see their own liked posts if they update the app. The feature was beta tested on Android last week but rolled out for all users over the weekend.

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Mark Zuckerberg said its Threads community is 'on the trajectory I expect' despite its plummeting daily user base

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Mark Zuckerberg.

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Threads' user base has plummeted more than 80%. Meta's app ended July with just 8 million daily active users.

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Usage of Meta's Threads app has fallen dramatically in the last few weeks.

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Threads Has Lost More Than 80% of Its Daily Active Users

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We’re only a month out since Meta released its Instagram-tied Twitter-killer app Threads. Since then, the time users spent on the app has tanked.

Justin time? Trudeau announces he's separating from his wife as Meta turns off news content for all of Canada

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, seen here at King Charles III coronation, announce that they were separating.

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Twitter Gives Verified Users Option to Hide Their Checkmark of Shame

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Twitter—which Elon Musk has desperately tried to convince users is now called “X”—wants users to display their $8 a month blue checkmark prominently on their page.

Facebook and Instagram Begin Their Canadian News Blackout

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Well, they actually did it.

Days after Mark Zuckerberg said Threads had lost more than half its users, the head of Instagram is moving back to the US after just a year in London

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The Threads app and Adam Mosseri.

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