Threads, Meta’s new Twitter competitor, launched just five days ago, passed 100 million downloads in just five days. It is tied to Instagram, which has 1.35 B users per Statista. Think about that.

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Rumors have been swirling that popular online gaming platform Roblox is shutting down. Roblox allows users to make a virtual universe and participate in millions of games and interactive environments.