Threads is getting an edit button soon

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Meta is bringing an edit button to Threads. And you don't have to pay for it. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced it'll give you the option to edit your posts five minutes after they're published. The posts will have a little icon next to the timestamp to show you that it's been edited. However, unlike with X (formerly Twitter), you won't see an edit history. That means you won't see what the original post was. But it's good to see Meta rolling this out without putting it behind a paywall. And it took them a few months instead of years. Twitter added an edit feature as a perk for its formerly named Twitter Blue paid subscription service. 

Zuckerberg also announced that Voice Threads is coming to the service. This will let you record posts for the service. And as The Verge describes it, your voice will play while the text of what's being said is highlighted.

EU privacy rules may force Meta to offer subscription options for its apps

Meta might charge European Instagram users US$14 (around CA$19) per month to avoid targeted ads. It could also offer a US$17 (~CA$23) monthly fee for ad-free Facebook and Instagram on desktop. Meta reportedly plans to force subscriptions on users who reject ad tracking, based on their personal data. This is in response to a court ruling that Facebook must get users’ consent to access their data.

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Meta launches 'Super Rumble,' a cross-platform game for the metaverse

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Meta is making Horizon Worlds more accessible by bringing it to the web and mobile devices. The company has launched Super Rumble, a first-person shooter game developed by its in-house studio Ouro Interactive, for a limited number of mobile users. The game is available through the Meta Quest app on Android and will soon be on iOS devices as well. Desktop users can also play the game on Horizon’s official website.

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Threads gets quoting and notifications features from Meta

One of the Threads features missing at launch was the ability to quote other people’s posts, similar to a retweet on X/Twitter. Finally, you can quote posts by clicking on the repost icon at the bottom of a post and choosing the “Quote” option. It's available on desktop now. This allows you to add your own commentary to someone else’s thread.

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