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Guest: Paris Marx, author and host of "Tech Won't Save Us" podcast
Threads, Meta's new social media app that is being called the "Twitter killer" by some experts, has now become the fastest growing app in history with 100 million new users since it was officially launched on July 5. Many see it as a sign of social media user's disenchantment with Twitter after the platform went through a series of controversial and unpopular changes since tech giant Elon Musk took over. Threads is being marketed as the "saner" version of Twitter, but many are not convinced, considering Meta's own controversial history with a far-reaching private data policy and allegations involving amplifying disinformation and hate speech. Meanwhile, Twitter has threatened legal action against Meta accusing the company of stealing trade secrets to create a copycat app. We unravel some of the Threads drama.
This episode was produced by Saba Eitizaz and Sean Pattendon.
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Guest: Paris Marx, author and host of "Tech Won't Save Us" podcast
Threads, Meta's new social media app that is being called the "Twitter killer" by some experts, has now become the fastest growing app in history with 100 million new users since it was officially launched on July 5. Many see it as a sign of social media user's disenchantment with Twitter after the platform went through a series of controversial and unpopular changes since tech giant Elon Musk took over. Threads is being marketed as the "saner" version of Twitter, but many are not convinced, considering Meta's own controversial history with a far-reaching private data policy and allegations involving amplifying disinformation and hate speech. Meanwhile, Twitter has threatened legal action against Meta accusing the company of stealing trade secrets to create a copycat app. We unravel some of the Threads drama.
This episode was produced by Saba Eitizaz and Sean Pattendon.

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