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China has ordered Apple to remove WhatsApp and Threads, both owned by Meta, from its app store in the country, the New York Times reports.

The owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, has been accused of delaying links to companies he dislikes, on the social media site, from being displayed when they are clicked.

GUEST RESEARCH: It may be too early to say whether Twitter's recent rebranding as "X" will hurt the company's traction with its audience or advertisers – but it's not helping. The rebranding of Twitter to "X" is incomplete, with twitter.com remaining the primary web domain and the mobile app unchanged, so forgive us if we refer to this social media property as Twitter for the rest of this report.

GUEST OPINION: After weeks of speculation about a cage fight between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, it appears their real battle is in the social media arena. Threads, which competes with Twitter, surpassed all expectations by reaching one million users within just 60 minutes — and boasts a 100 million-strong user base after just a few days.

GUEST OPINION: After weeks of speculation about a cage fight between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, it appears their real battle is in the social media arena. Threads, which competes with Twitter, surpassed all expectations by reaching one million users within just 60 minutes — and boasts a 100 million-strong user base after just a few days.

After a stunning start, the number of daily active users on Mark Zuckerberg's new social media app Threads has fallen by more than 50%, the digital data firm Similarweb claims.

GUEST RESEARCH: Facebook ads portal traffic drops 10% in a sign of why Meta needs Threads.

GUEST RESEARCH: When Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the explosive growth of Twitter competitor Threads – 30 million downloads in the first hours after a Wednesday night launch and 70 million after the first full day of operation – at first, we had to take his word for it.

All the eager beavers who jumped on the Threads bandwagon may find that they have joined a train which is more puff than substance.

Meta's new social media app Threads has signed up more than 30 million users in its first 24 hours, proving that yesterday's tech villain can become today's hero.

Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has announced the launch of Threads, an app built by the Instagram team, for sharing text updates and joining public conversations.

GUEST RESEARCH: Twitter began turning away some of the most active visitors to its website this weekend, telling them they were viewing too many tweets too quickly. Framed as a way to limit access by data-sucking AI bots, the move gave users a reason to try or revisit alternatives.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is set to launch a rival to Twitter with the name Threads on Thursday, even as the Elon Musk-owned app is hit by fresh turmoil.

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