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Meta’s Threads Reaches 320 Million Monthly Users
Meta’s Twitter alternative, Threads, has grown to 320 million monthly active users, up from 300 million last month. CEO Mark Zuckerberg reported that the platform has been adding over 1 million new sign-ups per day. Threads’ growth has accelerated, driven by factors such as X (formerly Twitter) being temporarily banned in Brazil and new analytics features. While Threads faced competition from Bluesky after the U.S. election, its user base has since rebounded. Zuckerberg remains optimistic that Threads could eventually reach 1 billion users, surpassing X’s current audience. (Read More – Social Media Today Rating)
Pulitzer Board Seeks to Pause Trump’s Defamation Lawsuit
Lawyers for the Pulitzer Prize board have requested a Florida court to delay Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against them until his presidency ends. Their argument mirrors Trump’s own legal claims in other cases, asserting that state courts should not interfere with a sitting president’s duties. Trump sued the Pulitzer board in 2022 after it upheld its 2018 awards for reporting on Russian interference in the 2016 election, despite his request to revoke them. The lawsuit claims the board acted with actual malice in issuing a statement defending the awards. (Read More – The Hill Rating)
Meta Avoids Class-Action Antitrust Lawsuit Over Privacy Practices
A federal judge in California has ruled that Facebook users cannot proceed with a class-action lawsuit accusing Meta of monopolizing the social networking market through deceptive privacy policies. The lawsuit, filed in 2020, argued that Meta misled users about data collection and leveraged its market power to acquire competitors like Instagram and WhatsApp. Plaintiffs had sought to represent all U.S. Facebook users from 2016 to 2020, claiming Meta should have paid them $5 per month for their data. However, the judge ruled the argument lacked sufficient evidence. Meta still faces separate antitrust lawsuits from advertisers and the FTC. (Read More – MediaPost Rating)
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Interesting updates! Threads’ quick rise to 320 million active users is astounding, especially given Zuckerberg’s 1 billion objective. It will be interesting to see how it competes with X and Bluesky over time. Trump’s lawsuit and Meta’s privacy practices demonstrate tech and politics’ persistent complexities—worth following. google doodle baseball
This roundup highlights some interesting media industry news — especially the rapid growth of Threads and the legal developments around the Pulitzer lawsuit
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