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while back I deleted the Twitter app from my phone, worried
about the addictive nature of it and the number of times I’d
“just check what was happening” under the guise of keeping an
eye on the news. It may have been something of a retrograde
step then when last week I hit download on the Threads app,
having been informed by the first two posts of the day on
Facebook I saw that there was a new social media platform to
play with.
I
soon discovered that the app had been produced by Meta, which
also owns Facebook, and that it is operationally tied to
Instagram (also Meta). But I’m in now, flicking update and
watching the little Threads logo wriggle around as it shows me
new posts pretty much every time I pick up my phone. So, what
does all this mean, particularly for the power of Meta and its
rival Twitter, now owned by Elon Musk, which has threatened
legal action? Read
our analysis here.
Meanwhile,
Meta and Google have announced they will no longer share
Canadian news links on their platforms in response to new
legislation in the country. The move echoes a similar dispute
in Australia and reflects the changing nature of contemporary
journalism internationally. Here, Alfred
Hermida and Mary Lynn Young, professors of journalism at the
University of British Colombia and co-founders of The
Conversation Canada, assess the situation. Now I think of
it, it was Alfred who posted the Facebook update that first
informed me of the arrival of Threads last week. It's all
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Stephen Khan
Global Executive Editor
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Lisa M. Given, RMIT University
In
the battle for Twitter’s followers, this may be the end
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Casey Fiesler, University of Colorado
Boulder
The
communities that call Twitter home might decide to
pack their bags. If they do, they are unlikely to be
able to completely reconstitute themselves
elsewhere.
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Alfred Hermida, University of British
Columbia; Mary Lynn Young, University of British
Columbia
A
series of crises in the Canadian media sector will
become a crucial test for what the country’s media
landscape could and should look like in the 21st
century. | |
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Daniel Merino, The Conversation; Nehal El-Hadi,
The Conversation
Immigrant
chefs and cuisines are often constrained by Eurocentric
definitions of what constitutes good food. As immigrant groups
become more assimilated into US culture, so does their
food. |
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Anne Irfan, UCL
Since
1948, the story of Palestine has been a story of
constant displacement and eviction.
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Monica Grady, The Open University
There
is a very large scientific leap from observing a
fireball to claiming it as an alien spaceship.
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Gabrielle Lynch, University of Warwick
Jomo
Kenyatta and his successor Daniel arap Moi set the
tone for ethnic and authoritarian politics which Kenya
has wrestled to free itself from in recent
decades.
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Susan Byrne, RCSI University of Medicine
and Health Sciences; Jonathan Hourihane, RCSI
University of Medicine and Health Sciences
How
did this strange new world affect babies born during
the height of the pandemic? Our research sought to
find out.
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Robert Goldman, American University
The
US administration said that it had received ‘written
assurances’ from Ukraine that it would use cluster
bombs carefully. Nonetheless, the munition will
provide an additional risk to civilians.
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Tim Podlogar, University of Birmingham
Ketone
drinks are getting a lot of attention among sports
people. Here’s what the evidence
shows. | |
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Sent: Monday, July 10, 2023 10:32 AM
Subject: Threads, Twitter and Meta
domination
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