Meta's Threads | Left-Leaning Bias

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This is the Meta's Threads | Left-Leaning Bias narrative, driven by 27 sources in U.S. Media, amplifying 63 narrative items.
This brief covers Meta's decision to shut down Threads in Turkey following an injunction, the controversy around data-sharing with Instagram, the testing of new features on Threads and Instagram, and efforts to combat false news and misinformation on Meta's platforms. The brief also includes information about content creators' concerns with Meta's policies, the launch of a new social media platform Lyrak, and the verification of a social media claim about President Biden addressing the nation.
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Challenges in securing bonds for trump's judgment
In a legal battle over a judgment, Trump's legal team argues against New York attorney general's challenge to claims, which may lead to asset seizure if no arrangement is met.
Data privacy lawsuit
Allegations in a data privacy lawsuit claim a 'special relationship' between Netflix and Facebook, with Netflix having access to Facebook's user message inboxes.
Challenges with hate speech discovery
Elon Musk's lawsuit against a group uncovering hate speech on X (formerly Twitter) faces difficulties as advertisers start fleeing the platform under his control.
Lateral partnership recruiting
Business development is crucial for lateral partnership recruiting as law firms prioritize revenue contribution and may be hesitant to hire senior lawyers without a book of business.
User authentication issue
User encountered an invalid username/password error, prompting them to confirm email and reset password using the provided form.
Accessing suicide and crisis lifeline
For immediate crisis support, call 988 or the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255, text HOME to 741741, or visit SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources. This article was originally published on NBCNews.com.
Above the law
14% of the narratives in this brief were amplified by this source.
Techcrunch
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Unicorn riot
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Wonkette
8% of the narratives in this brief were amplified by this source.
Arizona daily star
6% of the narratives in this brief were amplified by this source.
The ringer
5% of the narratives in this brief were amplified by this source.
Politifact
5% of the narratives in this brief were amplified by this source.
Chicago reader
3% of the narratives in this brief were amplified by this source.
York daily record
3% of the narratives in this brief were amplified by this source.
Washington monthly
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Ai-powered search bar in instagram
Meta is testing an AI-powered search bar in Instagram that leads users to a conversation in DM with Meta AI.
Activitypub integration
Social networking protocol powering the fediverse, as used by Lyrak
Turkish competition authority (tca)
Ruled that linking Threads and Instagram without user opt-in will lead to irreparable harms.
Accountable tech
Group that organized an open letter asking Meta to scrap a decision to curb the reach of political content on Instagram and Threads
Meta
Social media company behind platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Threads
Lyrak
New rival platform aiming to focus on real-time news and monetization options for creators
Meta shutting down threads in turkey
Meta announced the temporary shutdown of Threads in Turkey on April 29 to comply with a injunction prohibiting data sharing with Instagram.
Mark zuckerberg
Founder and CEO of Meta

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Engadget
engadget.com
Meta is shutting down Threads in Turkey following injunction against data-sharing with Instagram
Meta is temporarily shutting down Threads in Turkey on April 29. This follows an injunction against data-sharing with Instagram. Turkish Competition Authority (TCA) ruled that linking Threads and Instagram without user opt-in will lead to irreparable harms.
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com
Meta to close Threads in Turkey to comply with injunction prohibiting data sharing with Instagram | TechCrunch
Meta to close Threads in Turkey to comply with injunction prohibiting data sharing with Instagram. Turkish Competition Authority found Meta was abusing its dominant market position by combining the data of users who create Threads profiles with that of their Instagram account - without giving users the choice to opt-in.
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Al Monitor
al-monitor.com
Turkey: Meta temporarily shuts down Threads following government order
Meta announced on Monday that it will temporarily shut down its social media platform Threads in Turkey on April 29. It remains unclear whether the platform will become available again in Turkey. The closure follows a ruling by Turkey's Competition Board last month that Meta violated the country's antitrust laws.
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Engadget
engadget.com
Meta is testing messaging capabilities for Threads, but don’t call them DMs
Meta is testing messaging capabilities for Threads that rely on Instagrams inbox but allow new messages to be initiated from the Threads app. The feature has begun to appear for some Threads users, who report seeing a message button atop other users profiles where the mention feature used to be.
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com
Meta is testing an AI-powered search bar in Instagram | TechCrunch
Meta is testing an AI-powered search bar in Instagram. The search query in the search bar leads you to a conversation in DM with Meta AI. The design of the prompt screen prompted Perplexity AIs CEO, Aravind Srinivas, to point out that the interface uses a design similar to the startups search screen.
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Politifact
politifact.com
No, Mark Zuckerberg didn’t ban the ‘Lord's Prayer’ on Meta
Mark Zuckerberg never said posting the Lord's Prayer violated Metas policies. PolitiFact reviewed Metas community standards and policies. Religion is mentioned only once in Metas guidelines. PolitciFact found more than 20 accounts that recently posted the prayer or used the phrase.
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GLAAD
forbes.com
Creators Say Meta Shouldn’t Curb ‘Political Content’ In Policy Change Backlash
Hundreds of content creators signed an open letter asking Meta to scrap a decision to curb the reach of political content on Instagram and Threads. The letter was organized by the groups Accountable Tech and GLAAD, and includes the handles of more than 200 accounts, including popular accounts like the @feminist account, with which has 6 million followers on Instagram. The open letter comes as content creators have voiced concern about Metas new policy.
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Politifact
politifact.com
Not all Iranian missiles were blocked before reaching Israel
An April 14 Threads post said, "How embarrassing for Iran that not even one rocket hit Israel. In fact one rocket landed back in Iran. Long LIVE ISRAEL!!!" This post was flagged as part of Metas efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. Iran and its allies fired 170 drones, more than 30 cruise missiles and more than 120 ballistic missiles.
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Politifact
politifact.com
No Oval Office speech from Biden after Iran attacked Israel
A social media user claimed President Joe Biden planned to address the nation from the Oval Office on April 13. The post featured five siren emojis and the words: "I was really hoping not to see this. This isnt good" We found no media reports about Biden addressing the nation the same day Iran attacked Israel.