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Meta, King of Copycats, Makes Power Play for Twitter Users With Instagram Spinoff
After months of brainstorming and scheming, Meta is getting closer to releasing a Twitter clone to the world, according to a new report from The Verge. The company’s pitch is simple. Execs claim they will offer “a platform that is sanely run.”
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BeReal Tries to Keep the Buzz Up With New Instagram-esque Chat Feature
BeReal dropped a new feature to help users better connect with their friends by using RealMoji reactions or RealChat. The addition seems similar to Instagram, as BeReal seems to compete with the platform to stay in the social media limelight.
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TikTok Sues Montana to Reverse App Ban
TikTok sued the state of Montana Monday in an effort to overturn a first-of-its-kind law banning downloads of the app in the state. The lawsuit, which comes on the heels of other suits filed by Montanan TikTok creators, alleges the state’s law violates users’ freedom of speech and illegally singles TikTok out. If the law…
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Look Out Bluesky, Instagram’s Twitter Clone Could Launch in June
Instagram is bringing more competition to Twitter with its new text app that may become available as soon as the end of June. Sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that Instagram’s parent company, Meta, has been quietly testing the app with celebrities and influencers for several months.