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Bluesky raises $8M

Bluesky, originally started as a project funded and supported by Twitter, has raised a $8 million seed funding round. 

Meta’s threads is here. What to know and how to use it — CNET

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday that the app passed two million signups in its first two hours, writes Kourtnee Jackson. 

Read the new Twitter CEO’s first email to employees — The Verge

Linda Yaccarino says Twitter’s goal is to be the ‘world’s most accurate real-time information source’ in her first company memo as CEO, according to the report by Alex Heath.

Google and Facebook urged by EU to label AI-generated content — The Guardian

Social media companies including Google and Facebook have been urged by the EU to “immediately” start labelling content and images generated by artificial intelligence, writes Lisa O'Carroll.

Twitter’s head of trust and safety steps down

Twitter’s head of trust and safety Ella Irwin has stepped down from the company. She confirmed her resignation on Thursday.