Meta Threads, dubbed “Twitter killer,” are now being monitored by the US government
Meta Threads, dubbed “Twitter killer,” are now being monitored by the US government
The US House Judiciary is currently looking into Meta’s Twitter competitor, Threads, and has reportedly requested documentation about content control on the new site from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Threads has surpassed 150 million sign-ups.
According to CNBC, House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has requested information from Zuckerberg “as part of the panel’s ongoing investigation into the policies of tech platforms and their interactions with the Joe Biden administration.”Jordan stated in the letter that “Threads raises substantial, specific issues since it has been pitched as a competitor of Elon Musk’s Twitter, which has been politically persecuted by the Biden Administration due to Musk’s devotion to free expression.
However, Meta officials have made it clear that they do not want politics and news to take center stage on Threads.
Jordan claimed in his letter that there are rumors that Threads will implement “Instagram’s community guidelines,” which led to the “moderation of legal speech as a result of pressure from the government.”
Jordan’s message elicited no instant response from Meta. The daily use of Meta’s Threads has been appallingly reduced as it passes 150 million sign-ups, with user time now down by 50% from 20 minutes to barely 10 minutes. Tens of millions of users are now returning daily to Threads, according to Zuckerberg, and “that’s way ahead of what we expected.”
Data from Sensor Tower shows that since its launch on July 5, the number of daily active users on the Threads platform has decreased by around 20%. According to data from Similarweb, there has been a global decline of more than 25% in daily active Android phone users.
It revealed that the utilization time had likewise dropped by more than 50%.Although it is still early, if Meta adds more Twitter-like features, daily use may increase and Threads may gain the traction it seeks.
