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Threads blocks searches related to Covid and vaccines as cases rise
- neallindsay 3y agoHah—I didn't read "Threads" as a brand name at first, I just thought that the title was bad grammar. Also, the first paragraph of the story describes Threads as "Instagram’s text-based social platform". Is that how they market it?
- h2odragon 3y agoPerhaps you missed the stories last month, when "Threads" was launched, declared the next Twitter, and then declared dead. All in like 3 days time. Someone bought the cheap PR package.
- tonetheman 3y ago[dead]
- rapnie 3y agoPragmatic Engineer interviewed [0] about Threads creation. It is built on top of Instagram systems, and the whole project is seen as a resounding success. [0] https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/building-metas-threads-app https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/building-metas-th...
- fithisux 3y agoBingo!
- stormfather 3y agoWell they probably know what's best for me.
- IE6 3y agoI wonder if they will also block the thousands of users posting misleading information about covid and vaccines as well? (narrator: they won't)
- onetokeoverthe 3y ago[dead]