💬 Quoted… “There are more than enough amazing communities…to make a vibrant platform without needing to get into politics or hard news.”

Instagram’s Threads, the text-based “Twitter clone” that launched last Wednesday night, has just crossed the 100 million user mark. This makes it the fastest-growing app… ever, overtaking ChatGPT, which took two months to hit the 100-million user mark.

• According to Instagram’s CEO, Adam Mosseri, there is one big difference between Threads and Twitter. Threads will not be elevating controversial topics like politics and news, with Mosseri claiming the increased engagement and revenue from those verticals is not worth, “...the scrutiny, negativity…or integrity risks.”

☀️🗺️ Stat of the Day: On July 8 at 7:15 AM EDT, the sun shone at least a little bit of sunlight on a whopping 99% of the Earth. Now that’s what you call a hot girl summer.

🤯 Did You Know?.... Stamp prices just went up. For example, purchasing a “forever” stamp now costs 66 cents, or three cents more than before. According to the USPS, the price hike is fueled by inflation.

📖 Worth a Read: Waterworld: America’s first water sommelier → (Afar)