Meta Platforms Inc's (NASDAQ: META) Twitter-like app, Threads, is facing flak for blocking standard search terms, limiting its usefulness. Users searching for words like "Covid," "vaccines," or even "sexual assault" on the platform receive no results.
The lack of results raised concerns about Threads' ability to provide real-time information and cater to diverse discussions, Bloomberg reports.
While Threads offers an alternative to Twitter, its censorship of keywords and the algorithmic promotion of mainstream celebrities and brands risk making the platform dull and devoid of real-time events and meaningful discussions.
Meta has defended these restrictions, citing concerns about ...