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Can Threads Be the ‘Twitter Killer’?

Can Threads Be the ‘Twitter Killer’?

FromThe Journal.


Can Threads Be the ‘Twitter Killer’?

FromThe Journal.

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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Jul 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Meta recently launched a new app that's a direct competitor to Twitter. It's called Threads, and Meta's Mark Zuckerberg said it has garnered 50 million sign-ups in its first five days. WSJ's Salvador Rodriguez says the new app poses the biggest threat to Twitter, fanning the flames of a long rivalry between Twitter’s Elon Musk and Meta’s Zuckerberg.



Further Reading:

- Day After Threads Launches, Twitter Accuses Meta of Using Its Trade Secrets 



Further Listening:

- Twitter’s New CEO: The Velvet Hammer 

- What’s allowed on Elon Musk’s Twitter? 



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Released:
Jul 10, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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The most important stories, explained through the lens of business. A podcast about money, business and power. Hosted by Kate Linebaugh and Ryan Knutson. The Journal is a co-production from Gimlet Media and The Wall Street Journal.