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If you're a fan of Instagram, you might have heard of Threads, a spin-off app that lets you share photos, videos, and messages with your close friends. Sounds harmless, right? Well, not according to the EU, which has banned the app from operating in its territory. Why? Because Threads is a privacy nightmare.

TikTok is not just a place to watch viral dances and lip-syncs anymore. The popular video-sharing app has announced that it is testing a new feature that will allow users to stream music directly from the app. The feature, called TikTok Music, is currently available in Brazil and Indonesia, two of the largest markets for the app.

Threads is a new social media platform that is taking the world by storm. You may have heard of it. It has been trending all day on Twitter. People are making a big push for it as the next social following the mess that is Twitter. Either way, I'm here to tell you what it is, how to use it, and why you should join it.

After Twitter's latest failure, Meta launched its Twitter rival: Threads. Meta has been working on this long-awaited option in the microblogging space for a while, and now it's finally here. But how is it? What are its drawbacks? And how does it compare to Twitter?

Are you a verified user on Twitter? If not, you might want to hurry up and get that blue badge, because TweetDeck is about to become exclusive for the elite. That's right, Twitter has announced that starting next month, TweetDeck will only be available to verified users. That means no more advanced features, no more multiple accounts, and no more custom columns for the rest of us.

If you're a fan of TweetDeck, the popular third-party app that lets you manage multiple Twitter accounts and customize your dashboard, you might have noticed some glitches lately. And by glitches, I mean epic fails that make you wonder if Twitter is trying to sabotage its product.

AI-generated song by The Weeknd and Drake called “Heart On The Sleeve” that blew up this weekend. The song has over 250000 views on Spotify and 10 million on TikTok.

TikTok has broken into the social media game and has become the pacesetter. With their wide popularity and reach, a lot of companies adopting some of their in-app features. With everyone folding, Reddit also follows the trend. They just announced a new update on their platform. The new updates come with a two-split feature to organize feed into video and text-based posts.

YouTube announces that it is relaxing the rules on profanity and how its affects monetization on the platform. The rules were updated at the end of last year and the company came under huge fire for the new policies. The rules created a “stricter approach“ than the company intended. It has been reviewed to allow creators to use strong or moderate profanity without the risk of demonetization.

Instagram announced that it’s introducing a new feature to let you know whether your post will be recommended to non-followers on the app. It is expanding the Account Status hub to make it easier for users with professional accounts to know whether their posts will be recommended to others on the app or if it violates the company’s Recommendations Guidelines.