TechCrunch reports:
Recently hired Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino is pushing back at reports that Twitter traffic is tanking as a result of the July 5th launch of a new competitor, Instagram Threads. But the company does seem to be concerned about the potential threat posed by Meta’s rival, now topping 100 million users. On Monday, users reported that Twitter seems to be selectively blocking links to Threads.net’s website in Twitter searches, making it more difficult for anyone to surface conversations on Threads or locate users’ profiles.
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Twitter blocks links to rival Threads, while CEO downplays reports of traffic decline https://t.co/GfZ8cnQDbc by @sarahintampa
— TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) July 11, 2023
I spoke to @waxpancake about Twitter hiding Threads tweets 🧵for @TheMessenger, the latest clash in Twitter v Meta.
“[Twitter is] creating a fully walled garden that blocks open expression while hypocritically claiming to promote ‘free speech,'” he said.https://t.co/Xilw1nqtpM
— Jody Serrano (@jodyserrano) July 11, 2023
Twitter is blocking Threads links in searches https://t.co/zkRbs68o5q
— 9to5Mac (@9to5mac) July 11, 2023
Twitter’s traffic is plummeting as Threads hits 100M downloads. Yesterday, Musk called Zuckerberg a cuck and called for a “literal dick-measuring contest.” Apparently, Twitter is also blocking the word “threads” from trending. Zuck’s response: lol https://t.co/vggQm91k9L
— Thomas Germain 😎 (@thomasgermain) July 10, 2023